{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 22V688 (FL953): 2020-2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v688/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V688 (Thomas Built Buses): A school bus panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2020 to 2023. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 14 September 2022. 1,259 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The rear exterior side-body panel was manufactured with insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, … 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: FL953. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V688 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 school bus panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 22V688 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Structure:Body 14 September 2022 2020-2023 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX A school bus panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a cras",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:49:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T21:53:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 22V688 (FL953): 2020-2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX School Buses\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v688/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}