Recall 21V462000

SEATS

Report Date
20210617
Component
SEATS
Affected Vehicles
5 models

Defect Description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses. These school buses may have been manufactured with an incorrect passenger seat configuration that does not provide the proper amount of seat back protection. As such, these school buses fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash, the seats may not adequately protect the occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the rear passenger seats, free of charge. No owner notification will be distributed, all units were repaired on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-892.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX
2019 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX
2020 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX
2021 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX
2022 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.