2024–2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 & 2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and 2025 Thomas Built Buses Safe-T-Liner EFX school buses. The front axle tie rod ball joint studs may crack and break, which can result in tie rod separation.
💥 The risk
Tie rod separation can cause a sudden loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the tie rod assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is D24R6.
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
- 24V401000
- Manufacturer recall #
- D24R6
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 27
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-745-8000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 25, 2024
- 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.