{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 21V659 (FL898): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2016 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v659/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V659 (Thomas Built Buses): A worn power steering hose increases the risk of a fire. Thomas Built Buses's own number: FL898.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2016 to 2021. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 25 August 2021. 1,934 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with an ISL or L9 engine. The power steering hose may be routed with inadequate clearance between the hose and the power cables. 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: FL898. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V659 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 worn power steering hose increases the risk of a fire.” 21V659 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections 25 August 2021 2016-2021 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX A worn power steering hose increases the risk of a fire. DTNA will inspect the power steering hose routing and modify it as necessary, free of charge",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:59:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:52:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 21V659 (FL898): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2016 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v659/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}