Vehicle recall 10V058000 · February 23, 2010
Thomas Built Buses HDX, Minotour and 2 more models
The buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." seat cushion hinge tolerance…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 saf-t-liner C2, hdx, mvp-ef, and minotour school buses manufactured from October 21, 2009 through January 19, 2010. The buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." seat cushion hinge tolerance may allow the cushion to slip laterally causing the latch striker to become disengaged from the seat frame. Once the seat cushion becomes unlatched it can be lifted with less force than required by the standard.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash or sudden maneuver, the seat cushion may unlatch exposing the seat frame to the vehicle's occupants possibly resulting in injury.
- Remedy
- Daimler trucks will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built buses dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on February 15,, 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is fl-571.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V058000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 23, 2010
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-571
- Owner notification
- February 15, 2010
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 100
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Thomas Built Buses HDX (2011): 2011
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2011): 2011
- Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF (2011): 2011
- Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 (2011): 2011
Has your Thomas Built Buses been repaired?
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