---
title: "THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 (2025) - Recall 26V228000 — NHTSA record 318031 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2024-2027 Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. The vehicle's software may misinterpret"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-318031-thomas-built-buses-saf-t-liner-c2-2025-recall-26v228000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

[Recall archive](https://isitonrecall.com/archives/) / NHTSA

# THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 (2025) - Recall 26V228000 — NHTSA record 318031

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 Apr 9, 2026. 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 C2 (2025) - Recall 26V228000
- **Reason**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2024-2027 Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. The vehicle's software may misinterpret contact if the door switch is bumped, deactivating the amber and red warning lights and the stop sign arm. Warning lights and a stop sign arm that fail to activate will not warn other drivers the school bus is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 3285
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 318031

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V228000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2; model year 2025. 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**: Apr 9, 2026
- **Owner notification**: Jun 1, 2026
- **Record created**: Apr 10, 2026

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 update the amber and red warning light software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1032.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V228000)

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

## Related records

[Vehicles records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cars/) [Vehicles and equipment records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/vehicles/) [Daimler Trucks North America, LLC records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/daimler-trucks-north-america-llc/)