Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 24V555000

Equipment: other: labels

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2024-07-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 24V555000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
27,494
Reported to NHTSA
2024-07-24
Owners notified
2024-09-05

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2019-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW, 2020-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, and Minotour SRW school buses. The Emergency Exit Label lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Safety risk

Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will correct the lettering, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL918.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

22 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour DRW2022 2021 2020 2019
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour SRW2022 2021 2020
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22022 2021 2020 2019
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley2022 2021 2020
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2022 2021 2020 2019
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner HDX2022 2021 2020 2019

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.