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Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Insufficient Interior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
Recall date · Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Dealers will add fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge.
- Company
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reason
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2 Jouley, 2025-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2, 2026-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2, and Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER EFX2 school buses. The wheelhouse body interior joints may have been manufactured incorrectly, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
- Hazard
- A school bus with insufficient joint strength may not adequately protect passengers in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Who’s affected
- 13,593 potentially affected
- Where
- Nationwide
- Remedy
- Dealers will add fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 21, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-574-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1044.
- Remedy contact
- Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-574-0712.
- Official notice
- www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V702000…
Products
Recalled: certain 2023-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2 Jouley, 2025-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2, 2026-2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2, and Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER EFX2 school buses. The wheelhouse body interior joints may have been manufactured incorrectly, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
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