{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 18V378 (FL-768): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 (2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v378/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V378 (Thomas Built Buses): The damaged battery cable may electrically arc, increasing the risk of a fire. Thomas Built Buses's own number: FL-768.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, model year 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 7 June 2011. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 transit buses equipped with two 8D batteries. The battery power cable may not have adequate clearance between the cable and battery hold down bracket. As a result, the cable can rub against the bracket damaging the … 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-768. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V378 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: “The damaged battery cable may electrically arc, increasing the risk of a fire.” 18V378 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables 7 June 2011 2018-2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 The damaged battery cable may electrically arc, increasing the risk of a fire. DTNA will notify owners, an",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 18V378 (FL-768): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 (2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v378/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}