{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 19V444: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2010 to 2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v444/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V444 (Thomas Built Buses): The dragging brakes may lead to high temperatures at the wheel end, increasing the risk of smoke and fire, possibly resulting in t...",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2010 to 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 11 June 2019. 11,546 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2010-2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, 2016-2019 HDX, and 2017-2019 EFX school buses equipped with Bendix Air Disc Brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag. 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-818. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V444 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 dragging brakes may lead to high temperatures at the wheel end, increasing the risk of smoke and fire, possibly resulting in the bus having to be evacuated, which can increase the risk of injury.” 19V444 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Service Brakes, Air:Disc 11 June 2019 2010-2019 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, THOMAS",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:37:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:12:41+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 19V444: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2010 to 2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v444/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}