2014–2023 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX & 2014–2022 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-23 Thomas Built Buses HDX and 2014-22 EFX school buses equipped with 39-inch S3C seat frames and 3-point flex seatbelts. The passenger seat frames may crack and rotate from fatigue.
💥 The risk
Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will secure the seat frames with brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mail December 4, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL946.
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
- 22V510000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL946
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,806
- Component
- SEATS; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 4, 2023
- 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.