Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 19, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 73. 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 Saf-T-Liner HDX, C2, and EFX School Buses, equipped with Detroit Axle axles. The affected vehicles may have loose steering tie rod arm bolts.
The risk
Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, affecting vehicle steering, and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the steering arm and tie rod arm bolts for to make sure that they are properly tightened, installing new fasteners as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-802.
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 18V914000.
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