2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 127,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the body and structure of the 2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 127,000 miles. 7 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“There is a plastic fitting at the rear heater that is failing which causes hot anti-freeze to spill into the passenger area of the school bus. This has happened on three buses in the past two weeks. Hot anti-freeze can cause injury to the students that are being transported.”
NHTSA complaint #10926403, filed 2016-11, 127,000 milesRelated recalls
- 15V432000Jul 7, 2015Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2005–2013, SAF-T-Liner 2001–2013, SAF-T-Liner HDX 2003–2013 +3 more
- 15V425000Jul 6, 2015Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2005–2013, SAF-T-Liner 2001–2013, SAF-T-Liner HDX 2003–2013 +3 more
- 10V100000Mar 16, 2010Dtna has notified nhtsa about a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2011 thomas built saf-t-liner c2 school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2008–2011
- 09V344000Sep 2, 2009Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 school and non-school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007 through august 31, 2009, equipped…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2008–2010
- 09V010000Jan 8, 2009Daimler trucks is recalling 22,206 thomas built my 2005 through 2010 school buses manufactured from october 2004 through november 24, 2008. The lower end of…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2005–2010
- 08V087000Feb 26, 2008Daimler trucks is recalling 243,435 my 1995-2008 thomas built school buses manufactured between january 1994, and march 10, 2008. (additional buses have been…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 1995–2008, FS-65 1995–2008, Thomas ER 1995–2008 +4 more
- 07V459000Sep 21, 2007Certain thomas built school buses manufactured between march 8, 2006, and august 10, 2007, equipped with one or more "pro lo roof hatch" option numbers…Covers: Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 2006–2008
Related service bulletins
- 10193744Nov 3, 2020Thomas Built Buses Product Awareness Bulletin on RH 3 POS Switch for Electric Operated Entrance Door
- 10160768Mar 8, 2019Service Bulletin-sb60163 Adding Floor Support for Vehicles with Automatic or Automated Transmissions
- 10151531Aug 13, 2018Field Service Campaign: TBB Saf-T-Liner C2 Entrance Door Welds
- 10146305May 1, 2018A new design for the Saf-T-Liner C2 grille went into prduction on February 5, 2018. The hood design has also changed slightly to accommodate a different grille fastening…
- 10146304May 1, 2018A new design for the S2 grille went into prduction on February 5, 2018. The hood design has also changed slightly to accommodate a different grille fastening strategy. The old…
- 10153410Sep 1, 2017TBB Saf-T-Liner C2 Entrance Door Welds
- 10130415Dec 1, 2015FL685 TBB Emergency Door Handles
- 10076139Nov 1, 2015TBB Emergency Door Handles On certain buses, the stem which joins the outside emergency door handle to the door opening mechanism may corrode. Excessive material loss of the stem…
- 10140780Aug 1, 2015OlFL685 TBB Interim-US TBB Emergency Door Handles
- 10140779Aug 1, 2015OlFL685 TBB Interim-CAN TBB Emergency Door Handles
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology