NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V253000 · manufacturer campaign FL-769

Seats — Thomas Built Buses · reported 19 Apr 2018 · 23,102 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour school buses equipped with S3B Restraint Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.

The risk

In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. Daimler issued owners an interim notification on June 12, 2018. The recall began January 3, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-769.

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.

NHTSA campaign
18V253000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-769
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
19 Apr 2018
Owners notified
3 Jan 2019
Potentially affected
23,102

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2014 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2016 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 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 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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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