Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,532. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Thomas Built school buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
The risk
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will check and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-794.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 26 | 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 18V702000.
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