There have been 9 safety recalls for the Thomas Built Buses C2. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Thomas Built Buses C2.
Should the led lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus would be decreased, possibly endangering a child or pedestrian to injury by passing vehicles.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2010 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2010 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2009 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef, 2010 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef |
| Component: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY |
| Recall Summary: Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 thomas built school buses manufactured between March 31, 2008 and February 18, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 led light kits.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Mislocated welds may result in torsional and axial strength falling below acceptable levels. This condition could result in separation of the steering column, loss of steering control and a vehicle crash without warning.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2010 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2010 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2, 2010 Thomas Built Buses C2 |
| Component: STEERING:COLUMN |
| Recall Summary: Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2010 thomas built school buses and freightliner business class m2 medium duty trucks and freightliner custom chassis s2 vehicles manufactured between April 21 and July 2, 2009, equipped with trw igen 3 intermediate steering columns.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2006 Fccc FS65, 2007 Fccc FS65, 2006 Thomas Mvp Ef, 2007 Thomas Mvp Ef, 2006 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2007 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2006 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2007 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, 2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour |
| Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE |
| Recall Summary: Daimler trucks is recalling 2,250 my 2006 and 2007 thomas built minotour, fs65, c2, hdx, and mvp ef school buses and recreational vehicle chassis manufactured between March 9, 2005 and February 23, 2007, equipped with ricon s or k series wheelchair lifts.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2006 Fccc FS65, 2007 Fccc FS65, 2008 Fccc FS65, 2006 Thomas Mvp Ef, 2007 Thomas Mvp Ef, 2008 Thomas Mvp Ef, 2006 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2007 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2006 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2007 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2008 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, 2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, 2008 Thomas Built Buses Minotour |
| Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE |
| Recall Summary: Daimler trucks is recalling 1,419 my 2006 through 2008 thomas built school buses and recreational vehicle chassis manufactured between March 7, 2005 and may 27, 2008, equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The defect involves the interlock switch system in the lift not detecting the presence of a passenger (either wheelchair or standee) on the ricon wheelchair platform lift. In the event this condition occurs during passenger operations it may be possible for the wheelchair to tip backwards onto the platform when the platform was lowered. This could result in injury to the wheelchair's occupant. Also, anyone standing on the platform could lose his or her balance and fall, resulting in injury.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2006 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2007 Thomas Built Buses C2, 2006 Thomas Built Buses EF, 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF, 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS-65, 2007 Thomas Built Buses FS-65, 2006 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2007 Thomas Built Buses HDX, 2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, 2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour |
| Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE |
| Recall Summary: Certain my 2006 and 2007 thomas built minotour, fs-65, c2, hdx, and ef school buses manufactured between January 6 and September 6, 2006, equipped with ricon wheelchair platform lift models s2003, s2005, s2010, s5503, s5505, s5510, k2003, k2005, k2010, k5503, k5505, k5510.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2, 2009 | Other:school Bus Stop Arm Assembly | 2,922 |
| Sep. 15, 2009 | Steering:column | 1,505 |
| Aug. 25, 2008 | Adaptive Equipment | 1,046 |
| Aug. 25, 2008 | Adaptive Equipment | 1,419 |
| Mar. 23, 2007 | Adaptive Equipment | 329 |
| Jan. 4, 2007 | Other:school Bus Stop Arm Assembly | 1,441 |
| Dec. 29, 2006 | Other:school Bus Stop Arm Assembly | 2,108 |
| Jun. 12, 2006 | Parking Brake:conventional:air | 5,243 |
| Mar. 28, 2006 | Parking Brake | 250 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2010 Thomas Built Buses C2 | 2 |
| 2007 Thomas Built Buses C2 | 6 |
| 2006 Thomas Built Buses C2 | 6 |