NHTSA safety recall

Recall 22V762000 · manufacturer campaign FL957

Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars — Thomas Built Buses · reported 12 Oct 2022 · 17,613 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2011-2023 Thomas Built EFX and HDX school buses. The exterior roof panel was manufactured with insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."

The risk

A school bus exterior roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

Dealers will add additional mechanical fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL957.

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
22V762000
Manufacturer campaign
FL957
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America, Llc
Report received
12 Oct 2022
Owners notified
2 Jun 2023
Potentially affected
17,613

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.

2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 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 2023 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 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 2022 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2023 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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