The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2027 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. The fuel tank cage material and fuel system mounting may be incompatible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
The risk
During a crash, an incompatible fuel tank cage and fuel system may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will reconfigure components to accommodate the existing fuel tank cage, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 22, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1037.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 C2 | 2024 | 0 | 14 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2025 | 0 | 13 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2026 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2027 | 0 | 7 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2026
12 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 26V679000 15 Oct 2026 | Shyft Group |
| 26V669000 12 Oct 2026 | Temsa |
| 26V661000 8 Oct 2026 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 26V662000 8 Oct 2026 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 26V660000 7 Oct 2026 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 26V603000 21 Sept 2026 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 26V523000 10 Aug 2026 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 26V497000 30 Jul 2026 | Wanco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026