The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Thomas Built Bus Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. The affected vehicles are propane-powered and have propane fuel lines that may contact the transmission yoke, possibly causing a propane leak.
The risk
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the propane line routing, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on December 14, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-752.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2017
11 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the fuel system, other; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 17V269000 21 Apr 2017 | National Fleet Services of Ohio |
| 17V234000 6 Apr 2017 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 17V228000 4 Apr 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V203000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V204000 23 Mar 2017 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 17V199000 23 Mar 2017 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 17V208000 23 Mar 2017 | Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. |
| 17V170000 13 Mar 2017 | Roush CleanTech, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017