Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Fuel System, Diesel › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,262. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DNTA) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the fuel rail and fuel lines, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-886.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 1 | 21 | 1 | 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 21V327000.
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