Seats
NHTSA campaign 22V510000 · announced July 19, 2022 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America, Llc · 1,806 units affected
The problem
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.
The risk
Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What to 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.
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 Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2022 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2022 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2023 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.