Thomas Built Buses Recalls Electric School Buses for Inverter Cable Issue
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2021-2025 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2 Jouley electric school buses because a high voltage inverter cable may not be secured properly, potentially causing a loss of drive power.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (loss of drive power increasing crash risk) where no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER C2 Jouley electric school buses. The recall addresses a defect where the high voltage inverter cable may not be secured properly. This issue can result in a loss of drive power, which increases the risk of a crash.
Owners of affected vehicles should contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or their local dealer. Dealers will inspect and tighten the fasteners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed starting February 1, 2024. DTNA's number for this recall is FL987.
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 recalled product
- Product
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEY
- Brand
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Electric School Bus
- Affected units
- 701
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 (1)
- SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEY
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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