The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX and EFX school buses. On certain vehicles, one of the six brake caliper mounting bolts on the driver side steer axle may have been incorrectly tightened.
The risk
The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-873.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFX | 2021 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2021 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFX | 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2021 | 0 | 16 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2021
58 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 21V974000 16 Dec 2021 | Arrow Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 21V940000 3 Dec 2021 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 21V937000 2 Dec 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 21V933000 1 Dec 2021 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 21V936000 1 Dec 2021 | Kia Motors America |
| 21V922000 23 Nov 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V890000 17 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V853000 3 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021