Recall · 23V259000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 5 models over steering
48
Vehicles covered
5
Models
7
Model years
April 7, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER SAF-T-LINER C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER EFX, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX, Thomas Built Buses Chassis and 2023-2024 School Bus Chassis school buses. The tie rod may be missing a fastener, allowing the steer arm to detach.
- What it can cause
- A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will inspect and repair or replace the tie rod assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL970.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built BusesHDX | 2023 | Not published here |
| Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner C2 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner EFX | 2023 | Not published here |
| Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner MVP-EF | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 48 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2023 to 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Thomas Built Buses vehicles have been recalled over the steering 13 times before this, most recently in April 2023 as 23V238000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 27 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V523000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V522000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V228000 (exterior lighting), 26V087000 (engine and engine cooling).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC with NHTSA on April 7, 2023 as campaign 23V259000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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