NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V352000 · manufacturer campaign FL-772

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper — Thomas Built Buses · reported 29 May 2018 · 2,767 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.

The risk

If the brake caliper mounting bolts come loose, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper mounting bolts and tighten them as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on July 25, 2018. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-772.

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
18V352000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-772
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
29 May 2018
Owners notified
4 Sep 2018
Potentially affected
2,767

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.

2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2019 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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