nhtsa2025-10-10
Insufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2 school buses. Rear exterior joints may have been manufactured incorrectly, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles
Overview
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2 school buses. Rear exterior joints may have been manufactured incorrectly, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
Products Affected
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLCInsufficient Exterior Joint Strength/FMVSS 221