{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 26V546 (F1038): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX2 (2027)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v546/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V546 (Thomas Built Buses): A seat belt anchor with a missing connector plate may fail to properly restrain the driver and insufficient joint strength may not...",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx2, model year 2027. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 24 August 2026. 65 vehicles potentially affected. 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: F1038. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V546 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A seat belt anchor with a missing connector plate may fail to properly restrain the driver and insufficient joint strength may not adequately protect passengers, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.” 26V546 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Structure:Body 24 August 2026 2027-2027 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX2, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX2 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2027 Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER HDX2 and Thomas Built SAF-T-LINER EFX2 school buses. The connector plates for the driver's seat belt anchor and an interior body joint seam may be missing, resulting in insufficient structural reinforcements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-29T10:08:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-29T10:08:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 26V546 (F1038): Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX2 (2027)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v546/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}