- Vehicles
- 26
- Built between
- Jul 2025 – Nov 2025
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 June 2026
- Repaired
- 19%
- Unrepaired
- 21
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2025 and November 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2026-2027 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX2Built July 2025 to November 2025
Repair progress
21 of 26 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
19% repaired — 5 of 26 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 2026-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2 transit buses. The driver seat belt anchor may have been installed with inadequate hardware. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
What could happen
An improperly installed seat belt anchor may fail to properly restrain the driver in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt fastener components, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2026.
Parts involved
- BoltTBB 69001166Finished Hex Bolt
- NutTBB 29417028Hex nut
- WasherTBB 29940016Flat Washer
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2025 to November 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 April 2026
- Owners notified17 June 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 19% 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 20 April 2026.
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 1-800-574-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1033.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F1033
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- 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.
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.