Seats:barriers
NHTSA campaign 22V634000 · announced August 19, 2022 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America, Llc · 7,561 units affected
The problem
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2011-2021 Thomas Built Saf-T Liner HDX school buses. The forward seat barriers may not provide sufficient protection to passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
The risk
Occupants may collide with the front seat barriers with more force than intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What to do
Dealers will install a spacer between the seat rail and the seat barrier, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 25, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL843. This recall replaces NHTSA recall 19V899.
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
- 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 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
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.