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Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 15, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 237. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Saf-T-Liner (EF, EFX, and HDX) buses equipped with an auxiliary fuel pickup tube for use with an optional chassis coolant heater and manufactured January 1, 2012, through October 4, 2012. An information label affixed to the auxiliary heater fuel pickup tube may detach and fall off into the fuel tank, inhibiting fuel delivery to the engine.
The risk
Insufficient fuel delivery may cause the engine to stumble, run erratically, or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Daimler will notify owners and dealers will inspect the tanks and auxiliary heater fuel pickup tubes for labels. Any labels will be removed, free of charge. The recall began on October 15, 2013. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-716-7466. Daimler's recall number is FL-643.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V365000.
Full record for the 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EF → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →