NHTSA safety recall

Recall 21V462000 · manufacturer campaign FL-892

Seats — Thomas Built Buses · reported 17 Jun 2021 · 9 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses. These school buses may have been manufactured with an incorrect passenger seat configuration that does not provide the proper amount of seat back protection. As such, these school buses fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

The risk

In the event of a crash, the seats may not adequately protect the occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

Dealers will replace the rear passenger seats, free of charge. No owner notification will be distributed, all units were repaired on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-892.

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.

NHTSA campaign
21V462000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-892
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America, Llc
Report received
17 Jun 2021
Owners notified
12 Aug 2021
Potentially affected
9

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.

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

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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