Thomas Built Buses recall: Parking brake
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Thomas Built C2 Saf-T-Liner school buses. The parking brake activation switch may fail to set the parking brake.
What could happen
Unintended movement of the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
DTNA will update the Dash Electronic Control Unit (DECU ) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 14, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-896.
Vehicles covered
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 2021–2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V547000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 20, 2021
- Owners notified
- Sep 14, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 267
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Parking brake › Electrical › Switch
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-896
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Engine Oct 21, 2026
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Exterior lighting Oct 1, 2026
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Fuel system, diesel Aug 10, 2026
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Fuel system, diesel Aug 10, 2026
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Exterior lighting Apr 9, 2026
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Engine Feb 24, 2026
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.