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Safety Issue Type: Recalls August 01 2023 NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V538000 Driveshaft May Break A broken driveshaft can separate and cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. NHTSA Campaign Number 23V538000 Manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Components POWER TRAIN Potential Number of Units Affected 614 Summary Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Thomas Built Bus SAF-T-Liner C2 school buses. The driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions. Remedy Dealers will replace the driveshafts, free of charge. Owner notifcation letters are expected to be mailed September 30, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL980. Notes Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffc Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov. Affected Products (2) Vehicle MAKE MODEL YEAR THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2023-2024 Associated Documents (2) Defect Notice 573 Report RCLRPT-23V538-3509.PDF 213.673KB https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCLRPT-23V538-3509.PDF Recall Acknowledgement RCAK-23V538-8751.pdf 652.696KB https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2023/RCAK-23V538-8751.pdf Generated at NHTSA.gov 1 /

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