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HighNHTSA·24V478000·Announced 2024-06-26

Thomas Built Buses Recall School Buses for Emergency Alarm Defect

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 162 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and C2 Jouley school buses because the emergency exit alarm may not sound.

What this means for you

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 structural safety defect (emergency exit alarm) that increases the risk of injury in a crash, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and 2024-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school buses. The recall involves 162 vehicles in total.

The defect involves the audible emergency warning alarm, which may not activate when the emergency hatch or window is open. This failure to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release," can increase the risk of injury in a crash because the driver is not warned of an open emergency exit.

Dealers will update the emergency sound software free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEY
Brand
THOMAS BUILT BUSES
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
162

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 (2)

  • SAF-T-LINER C2
  • SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEY

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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