2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX recall: stability control
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling one 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX transit bus. The chassis was assembled without the electronic stability control hardware and software. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
💥 The risk
In certain driving situations, a missing electronic stability control system can increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
A dealer will install an electronic stability control system, free of charge. The owner notification letter is expected to be mailed January 16, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL909.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 21V914000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL909
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 1
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 14, 2022
- Built
- May 14, 2019 – May 14, 2019
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.