{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 26V086 (F1030): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2023 to 2026)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v086/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V086 (Thomas Built Buses): Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2023 to 2026. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 14 February 2026. 2,843 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2023-2026 Saf-T-Liner EFX and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses. The heater hose clamps may not have been tightened properly, causing the hose to disconnect and leak heating coolant inside the passenger compartment. 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: F1030. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V086 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: “Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.” 26V086 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings 14 February 2026 2023-2026 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX Daiml",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:08:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:08:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 26V086 (F1030): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2023 to 2026)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v086/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}