Daimler Trucks North America: Seats
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 30, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 328. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses manufactured October 17, 2011, through July 2, 2013. A U-bolt intended to reinforce certain seat installations to the chassis may have been left out of the assembly process.
The risk
In the event of a crash, the seats may not stay mounted to the chassis, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners and dealers will install the U-bolts as required, free of charge. The recall began on December 13, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-5219. DTNA's recall number is FL-650.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Efx | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 19 | 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 13V537000.
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