Recall · 24V401000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 2 models over steering
27
Vehicles covered
2
Models
3
Model years
June 4, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and 2025 Thomas Built Buses Safe-T-Liner EFX school buses. The front axle tie rod ball joint studs may crack and break, which can result in tie rod separation.
- What it can cause
- Tie rod separation can cause a sudden loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the tie rod assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 25, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is D24R6.
- 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 BusesSAF-T-Liner C2 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner EFX | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 27 vehicles this is a small campaign: 84% 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 2024 to 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, 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 14 times before this, most recently in April 2023 as 23V259000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 21 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 June 4, 2024 as campaign 24V401000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2024-06-04.
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