{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 25V604: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx and 2 more (2025 to 2026)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v604/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V604 (Thomas Built Buses): A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash. Thomas Built Buses's own number: D25R2.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx2, model years 2025 to 2026. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 September 2025. 99 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2025-2026 Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner C2, 2026 Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school buses. The tie rod castle nut and cotter pin may not be installed properly, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control. 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: D25R2. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V604 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 loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.” 25V604 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly 12 September 2025 2025-2",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:00:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:00:03+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 25V604: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx and 2 more (2025 to 2026)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v604/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}