The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 FCCC S2G and 2023 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 vehicles equipped with 8.8L LPG engines. The engine control module (ECM) may set a fault code that results in an unexpected engine shut down.
The risk
Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the ECM software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 28, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL942.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc S2G | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2023 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc S2G | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc S2G | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2G | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2G | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2023 | 0 | 12 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2022
44 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
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| 22V786000 19 Oct 2022 | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| 22V753000 7 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V707000 21 Sept 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V704000 20 Sept 2022 | Ducati North America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022