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title: "THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2021) - Recall 22V688000 — NHTSA record 213605 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The rear exterior side-body panel was manufact"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2021) - Recall 22V688000 — NHTSA record 213605

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Sep 14, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2021) - Recall 22V688000
- **Reason**: Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The rear exterior side-body panel was manufactured with 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." A school bus panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 1259
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 213605

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V688000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Sep 14, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Nov 11, 2022
- **Record created**: Sep 15, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will add additional mechanical fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 11, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall FL953.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V688000)

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