{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 21V255: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2021 to 2022)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v255/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V255 (Thomas Built Buses): A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Thomas Built Buses's own number: FL-884.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 April 2021. 1,252 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The steering arm and tie rod bolts may have a defective seam that can fracture. 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-884. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V255 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: “A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V255 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly 12 April 2021 2021-2022 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX A fractured bolt may cause a loss",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:42:33+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:06:49+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 21V255: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2021 to 2022)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v255/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}