NHTSA safety recall
Recall 24V555000: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC · Reported to NHTSA Jul 24, 2024
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2019-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW, 2020-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, and Minotour SRW school buses. The Emergency Exit Label lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
The risk
Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will correct the lettering, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL918.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- FL918
- NHTSA campaign number
- 24V555000
- Units potentially affected
- 27,494
- Report received
- Jul 24, 2024
- Production range
- Jan 22, 2018 – Feb 24, 2021
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 217
Vehicles covered
22 model years across 6 models
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour Drw
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour Srw
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.