Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER (1995–2004). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

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What Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 1.

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All Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 16V407000 Reported June 7, 2016 717 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

   Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2000-2001 CL-960, 1998-1999 Vista, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, and 2000-2002 TL-960 transit buses. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the…

   Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on…

   Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

2. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 16V395000 Reported June 2, 2016 24,698 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

   Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2017 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 1998-1999 Vista, 2003 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2013-2017 Saf-T-liner C2, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2013-2017 Saf-T-Liner HDX. In the affected vehicles, the…

   Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on…

   Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

3. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 15V432000 Reported July 7, 2015 103,038 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

   Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2, 2003-2013 Saf-T-Liner HDX, 2002-2003 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2002 Vista, and…

   Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on August 25, 2015. The recall began on December…

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004

4. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 15V425000 Reported July 6, 2015 3,013 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

   Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2, 2003-2013 Saf-T-Liner HDX, 2002-2003 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2002 Vista, and…

   Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on August 28, 2015. The recall began on December 24, 2015.…

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004

5. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 03V246000 Reported July 10, 2003 62 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   On certain trucks and buses equipped with cummins electronic control modules on the c8.3g and l10g engines, the ECM does not have the ability to detect a throttle fail-safe engine shutdown command. This could result in an unanticipated, uncommanded open throttle condition without warning.

   Remedy: Cummins will notify the customers and replace the ECM. Owners should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or freightliner at 1-503-745-5219.

   Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997

6. Air suspension system (suspension)

   NHTSA 02V320000 Reported December 2, 2002 122 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   On certain school and transit buses equipped with reyco rear axle air suspensions, deflated suspension air bags could create excessive driveline angles causing u-joint damage.

   Remedy: Dealers will install axle stops to limit rear suspension travel and fastener torque will be checked on the suspension height control rod. Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2003. Owners who take…

   Model years: 2001, 2002

7. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 01V104000 Reported March 27, 2001 145 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   Vehicle description: certain school buses built with composite front roof caps fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." the roof cap does not meet the requirements due to the omission of the adhesive that joins the roof to the bus body.

   Remedy: Dealers will re-bond the roof cap to the roof sheet metal. Owner notification began september 14, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

   Model years: 2000, 2001

Other Thomas Built Buses models

• Saf-T-Liner C222 complaints
• C28 complaints
• Saf-T-Liner Hdx5 complaints
• FS-654 complaints
• Mvp-Ef4 complaints
• Ef2 complaints
• Hdx2 complaints
• Minotour2 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.