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2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX recalls

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

6 recalls found in NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026

For the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX. These apply to the model and year, not to one particular vehicle: check your VIN to see whether yours is included and whether it has been repaired.

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Recalls here come from NHTSA’s records for the model and year. Not every vehicle of a model is included in every recall, and this site can’t see whether a repair has been done. Only a VIN lookup can tell you that.

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2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX recalls, newest first

August 31, 2011NHTSA 11V45500043 vehicles potentially affected

Engine and engine cooling › Engine

Summary
Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner M2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from June 23, 2004, through March 15, 2011, equipped with specific MBE900 EPA04 and EPA07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Consequence
A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy
Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall began on September 12, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10V-341.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

July 27, 2010NHTSA 10V3400005,445 vehicles potentially affected

Engine and engine cooling

Summary
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 fccc B2 106 ch and thomas built saf-t-liner C2 and hdx school buses manufactured from September 5, 2006 through June 30, 2010, equipped with specific MBE900 EPA04 and EPA07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Consequence
A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy
Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about July 29, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

May 3, 2010NHTSA 10V184000118 vehicles potentially affected

Electrical system › Wiring

Summary
Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx non school buses manufactured beginning November 20, 2007 through may 8, 2009. The heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt.
Consequence
An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on July 6, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

May 3, 2010NHTSA 10V1830001,515 vehicles potentially affected

Electrical system › Wiring

Summary
Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx school buses manufactured on November 15, 2007 through June 15, 2009. The heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt.
Consequence
An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on July 6, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

October 2, 2009NHTSA 09V3940002,922 vehicles potentially affected

Other › School bus stop arm assembly

Summary
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 thomas built school buses manufactured between March 31, 2008 and February 18, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, Inc. (smi) 000290 LED light kits. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms. The lights may stop functioning without warning.
Consequence
Should the LED lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus would be decreased, possibly endangering a child or pedestrian to injury by passing vehicles.
Remedy
Thomas built will notify owners and light kits will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on February 3, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-800-547-0712.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

November 26, 2008NHTSA 08V62200018,198 vehicles potentially affected

Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers

Summary
Daimler trucks is recalling 18,198 my 2003-2009 thomas built er, mvp-er, hdx, and mvp-ef school and transit buses equipped with a dual power switch and manufactured from February 1, 2002 through October 17, 2008. Solid state circuit breakers may trip unnecessarily potentially resulting in a loss of power to the bus chassis and body electrical circuits causing an unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting.
Consequence
Unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Thomas built bus dealers will replace the solid state dual power switch with a mechanical circuit production (mega fuse). The recall is expected to begin during April 2009. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.

This recall on nhtsa.gov

Owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX with NHTSA. Complaints are unverified reports from the public; NHTSA uses them to decide what to investigate.

Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
0
Deaths reported
0

Most complained-about components

  1. Electrical system1
  2. Exterior lighting1

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Questions

Does the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX have any recalls?
6 recalls found in NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026, covering: engine and engine cooling, electrical system, other. Recalls apply to the model and year; whether a particular vehicle is included, and whether it has been repaired, depends on its VIN.
How do I check if my 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX recall has been fixed?
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or ask a Thomas Built Buses dealer. Recall repairs are free. NHTSA's VIN search doesn't list recalls that were already repaired.
How many complaints have owners filed about the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX?
2 complaints filed with NHTSA. Complaints are unverified reports from the public that NHTSA uses to decide what to investigate.