NHTSA Recall 24V555000
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. Component: Equipment. Reported 2024-07-24. An estimated 27,494 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
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."
Risk
Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
What the manufacturer will do
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.
Manufacturer campaign number: 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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2019 Thomas Built Minotour Drw
- 2020 Thomas Built Minotour Drw
- 2021 Thomas Built Minotour Drw
- 2022 Thomas Built Minotour Drw
- 2020 Thomas Built Minotour Srw
- 2021 Thomas Built Minotour Srw
- 2022 Thomas Built Minotour Srw
- 2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley
- 2021 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley
- 2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley
- 2019 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2
- 2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2
- 2021 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2
- 2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2
- 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
- 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