2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
Have the VIN?
Vehicles › Thomas Built Buses › Saf-T-Liner C2 › 2000
These records cover every 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2. Newest first.
Daimler trucks IS recalling 243,435 my 1995-2008 thomas built school buses manufactured between january 1994, and march 10, 2008. (additional buses have been added to this recall campaign. please see supplemental report no. 4) the emergency exit door handle begins corroding around the securing roll pin and square drive mechanism causing the protective…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of an emergency, a person on the outside of the bus may break the door handle trying to open the emergency exit potentially delaying evacuation and increasing the risk of personal injury to the vehicle's occupants.
Remedy
Daimler trucks will notify owners and will replace the handles with a more robust handle free of charge. repairs will be performed by thomas built buses dealerships. the recall began on august 18, 2008, and notification for the revised population IS expected to begin on or about april 29, 2009. owners may contact thomas built at 336-889-4871.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10193649Thomas Built Buses Product Awareness Bulletin on Allison 2550 PTS w/ Detroit Engine (DD5)
- 10039618Freightliner: the instructions to lubricate the wheel bearings on a rear drive axle.
- 10032686Thomas built: reservoir internal/external check valve. Contamination in the wet/secondary reservoir, p/n 12-15476-00, may cause the inline check valve to become clogged or stuck closed. This can result in insufficient air buildup. No model years listed.
- 10032678Thomas built: occasionally the amber diesel particulate filter (dpf) status light on the driver message center may come on, indicating that the exhaust soot level IS elevated. Saf-t-liner cs model. No model years listed.
- 10028711Thomas built: new tightening procedure has been developed for half round u joint bearing strap capscrews, which should extend u joint life. Model years unknown.
Every Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.