FCCC FS65 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the FCCC FS65 (2001–2008).
Pick your FCCC FS65 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 FCCC FS65 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 FCCC FS65 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 FCCC FS65 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 FCCC FS65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 FCCC FS65 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 FCCC FS65 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 FCCC FS65 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 FCCC FS65 | 1 | 0 |
All FCCC FS65 recalls (4)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a FCCC FS65, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling 633 my 2005 through 2008 fs65 and fb65 school and transit buses manufactured from april 12, 2004 through september 18, 2006, equipped with mbe906 engines and allison automatic transmissions. Certain hydraulic brake lines may contact the transmission dipstick tube as the engine rocks.
Remedy: Dtna will notify owners and perform repairs free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or about june 5, 2009. Owners may contact dtna toll free at 1-800-547-0712.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
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. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift…
Remedy: Thomas built is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). The recall began on november 26, 2008. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or thomas built 1-336-889-4871.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
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. The anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility…
Remedy: Daimler trucks is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). The recall began on november 26, 2008. Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
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Axle assembly (power train)
Daimler trucks is recalling 28,764 my 2001 through 2008 fccc b2 and fs65 school bus chassis, fccc fb65 conventional buses, and sterling acterra, freightliner fln, and business class m2 heavy trucks, built from january 26, 2000, through march 24, 2008, manufactured with arvinmeritor or axle alliance company 6,000 through 8,000 pound…
Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners and will repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on january 8, 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
Other FCCC models
- Xcm13 complaints
- Xcr5 complaints
- S2RV4 complaints
- Mt 453 complaints
- B21 complaints
- Mcl1 complaints
- MT451 complaints
- Xbr1 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.