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SevereNHTSA·11V172000·Announced 2011-03-15

Daimler Trucks Recalls 2008-2009 Thomas Built School Buses for Engine Software Defect

Daimler Trucks is recalling 475 model year 2008 and 2009 Thomas Built school buses and chassis due to engine software issues that may cause unexpected shutdowns or fires.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect may result in a fire and increase the risk of a crash, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural/functional defects posing severe risk.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses, as well as FCCC B2 bus chassis used in Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. These vehicles were manufactured between August 18, 2006, and July 7, 2010, and are equipped with EPA 2007 MBE 900 Detroit Diesel engines. The recall covers 475 affected units.

The defect involves engine software that may not react properly to certain aftermarket treatment device fault codes. This malfunction can cause the vehicle to shut down unnecessarily or fail to shut down when the aftermarket device experiences an over-temperature fault. An unexpected shutdown may increase the risk of a crash, while overheating of the aftertreatment device without engine shutdown may result in a fire.

Daimler Trucks will notify owners, and repairs will be performed by Detroit Diesel free of charge. This safety recall began on March 25, 2011, and is an expansion of a previous recall (10V-468). Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
THOMAS BUILT BUSES, FCCC SAF-T-LINER C2, B2, SAF-T-LINER HDX
Brand
THOMAS BUILT BUSES
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
475

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (3)

  • SAF-T-LINER C2
  • B2
  • SAF-T-LINER HDX

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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