19V712000
SEATS
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2
22 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns22
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints1
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 22
19V686000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
The loose bolts may lead a disabled school bus and result in a school bus evacuation procedure in an uncontrolled traffic situation, increasing the risk of an injury.
19V444000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
The dragging brakes may lead to high temperatures at the wheel end, increasing the risk of smoke and fire, possibly resulting in the bus having to be evacuated, which can increase the risk of injury.
18V914000
STEERING
Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, affecting vehicle steering, and increasing the risk of a crash.
18V878000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Improperly applied adhesive may affect the roof header joint strength, which, in the event of a rollover crash, can increase the risk of injury.
18V877000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Improperly applied adhesive may affect the roof header joint strength, which, in the event of a rollover crash, can increase the risk of injury.
What owners report most
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This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.