The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2025-2027 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW, 2026 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses HDX, and 2026-2027 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses equipped with certain QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The wheel chair restraint retractor may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
The risk
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1028.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW | 2025, 2026, 2027 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2026, 2027 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley | 2026 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFX | 2025 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2026 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:
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 Minotour DRW | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW | 2027 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2027 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley | 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFX | 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2026 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2025
21 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 25V880000 18 Dec 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V879000 18 Dec 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V877000 17 Dec 2025 | Vantage Mobility |
| 25V876000 17 Dec 2025 | Rollx Vans |
| 25V870000 16 Dec 2025 | Gillig, LLC |
| 25V861000 12 Dec 2025 | Diamond Coach Corporation |
| 25V851000 10 Dec 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 25V852000 10 Dec 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025