The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·24V555000·Announced 2025-12-07

[pending] 2020 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 24V555000.

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: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2019-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW, 2020-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, and Minotour SRW school buses. The Emergency Exit Label lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Dealers will correct the lettering, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL918.

The recalled product

Product
2020 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX
Brand
THOMAS BUILT BUSES
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Affected units
27,494

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 (6)

  • SAF-T-LINER HDX
  • SAF-T-LINER C2
  • MINOTOUR DRW
  • MINOTOUR SRW
  • SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEY
  • SAF-T-LINER EFX

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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