{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 20V252 (FL-849): 2010-2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v252/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V252 (Thomas Built Buses): Small lettering may be difficult for occupants to read, delaying the reaction time to open the exit, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2010 to 2020. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2020. 7,979 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2010-2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The lettering on the instruction label for the rear emergency exit window may be too small. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard … 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-849. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V252 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: “Small lettering may be difficult for occupants to read, delaying the reaction time to open the exit, increasing the risk of injury.” 20V252 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit 5 May 2020 2010-2020 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX Small lettering may be difficult for occupants ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:09:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:43:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 20V252 (FL-849): 2010-2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v252/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}