NHTSA Recall 22V510000
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. Component: Seats. Reported 2022-07-19. An estimated 1,806 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-23 Thomas Built Buses HDX and 2014-22 EFX school buses equipped with 39-inch S3C seat frames and 3-point flex seatbelts. The passenger seat frames may crack and rotate from fatigue.
Risk
Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What the manufacturer will do
Dealers will secure the seat frames with brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mail December 4, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL946.
Manufacturer campaign number: FL946
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2014 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2015 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2016 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2017 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2018 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2019 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2021 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Efx
- 2014 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2015 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2016 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2017 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2018 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2019 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2021 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx
- 2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner Hdx