NHTSA : 24V478000

Campaign Details

Component: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Defect Description

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 audible emergency warning alarm sounds may not activate when the emergency hatch or window is open. 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."

Consequence / Hazard

An inaudible alarm that fails to warn the driver of an open emergency exit can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Proposed Solution

Dealers will update the emergency sound software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1004.

🚗 Affected Vehicles5

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.