Recall · 26V697000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled the Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 over engine
8
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 21, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2027 Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. The heater hose may rupture, which can result in hot coolant leaking inside the passenger compartment.
- What it can cause
- Contact with hot coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the heater hose as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 18, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1043.
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 Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2027 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 8 vehicles this is a small campaign: 93% of the 19,921 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers one model year, 2027, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Thomas Built Buses vehicles have been recalled over the engine 2 times before this, most recently in February 2026 as 26V109000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 8 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V702000 (structure), 26V632000 (exterior lighting), 26V523000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V522000 (fuel system, diesel).
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 October 21, 2026 as campaign 26V697000. 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 2026-10-21.
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