OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 24V555000

NHTSA campaign 24V555000 covers 14 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 27,494 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received July 24, 2024 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 24V555000 says

NHTSA campaign 24V555000 identifies EQUIPMENT and states that Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Defect summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain Thomas Built Buses 2019-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW, 2020-2022 Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, and Minotour SRW school buses. The Emergency Exit Label lettering is too small and may be difficult to read. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release.".

Consequence summary

Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 24V555000

For NHTSA campaign 24V555000, the filed corrective action says: Dealers will correct the lettering, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL918.

Dealers will correct the lettering, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL918.

Owner notification: September 5, 2024
Filing manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Component groups: EQUIPMENT

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 24V555000

RecallRoad links 14 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 24V555000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.