{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 17V453 (FL-743): 2005-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 School Buses",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v453/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V453 (Thomas Built Buses): In the event of a crash, an unsecured wheelchair may increase the risk of injury. Thomas Built Buses's own number: FL-743.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, model years 2005 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 July 2017. 1,462 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2005-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses. In the event of a crash, the wheelchair pocket track anchorage may not adequately secure a the wheelchair. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Thomas Built Buses's own number for this recall: FL-743. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V453 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, an unsecured wheelchair may increase the risk of injury.” 17V453 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Equipment 17 July 2017 2005-2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 In the event of a crash, an unsecured wheelchair may increase the risk of injury. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add additional fasteners to the wheelchair pocket track to reinforce the anchorage, free of",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:10:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:53:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 17V453 (FL-743): 2005-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 School Buses\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v453/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}