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title: "THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2026) - Recall 25V849000 — NHTSA record 296665 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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 Bu"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2026) - Recall 25V849000 — NHTSA record 296665

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 Dec 9, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX (2026) - Recall 25V849000
- **Reason**: 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. An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 600
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 296665

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V849000)

## 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 2026. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Dec 9, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Dec 3, 2024
- **Manufacturer end**: Dec 9, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Feb 5, 2026
- **Record created**: Dec 10, 2025

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 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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V849000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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