OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

17V589000

Seats

Reported Sep 21, 2017 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX and Saf-T-Liner C2 transit buses. A reinforcement bracket may be missing from the seats that have 3-point seat belts.

Consequence

Without the reinforcement bracket, the seat may not remain adequately secured, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats, installing any missing reinforcement brackets, as needed, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on November 7, 2017. The recall began on March 14, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-747.

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.safercar.gov.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2018 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER Hdx 2018 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2 2017 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER Hdx 2017 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2 2016 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER Hdx 2016 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2 2015 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER Hdx 2015 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2 2014 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2 2014 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER Hdx

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗