{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 18V702: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2018 to 2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v702/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V702 (Thomas Built Buses): Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2018. 1,532 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Thomas Built school buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened. 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-794. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V702 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: “Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V702 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Service Brakes, Air:Disc:Caliper 5 October 2018 2018-2019 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX Loose brake cali",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 18V702: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2018 to 2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v702/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}