Recall 21V462000: 2018–2022 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX

Report received

Jun 17, 2021

Manufacturer

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

Potentially affected

9vehicles

Model years

2018–2022

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses. These school buses may have been manufactured with an incorrect passenger seat configuration that does not provide the proper amount of seat back protection. As such, these school buses fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash, the seats may not adequately protect the occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the rear passenger seats, free of charge. No owner notification will be distributed, all units were repaired on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-892.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2018 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
• 2019 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX1 complaints
• 2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
• 2021 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints
• 2022 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX0 complaints