- Vehicles
- 581
- Built between
- Sep 2018 – Mar 2019
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 May 2020
- Repaired
- 68%
- Unrepaired
- 187
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2018 and March 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019-2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2Built September 2018 to March 2019
- 2019-2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFXBuilt September 2018 to March 2019
- 2019-2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDXBuilt September 2018 to March 2019
Repair progress
187 of 581 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2022.
68% repaired — 394 of 581 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX, EFX, and C2 school buses equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
What could happen
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began May 2, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2018 to March 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 March 2020
- Owners notified2 May 2020
- Latest repair reportQ1 2022 — 68% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 March 2020.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-845.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-845
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.