Recall Register

Hometown Trolley: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 7 vehicle recall campaigns for Hometown Trolley. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 2008 to 2019. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. By vehicle recall campaigns, Hometown Trolley is number 289 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for Hometown Trolley: none in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

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Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Hometown Trolley: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Villager11700.0
Mainstreet4300.0
Streetcar4300.0

This table compares the model lines of Hometown Trolley only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 7.

  1. 19V030000Received . 5 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K, Inc is recalling certain 2017-2019 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Streetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began April 5, 2019. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5095 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Double K's number for this recall is F772A-K.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number FL772A-K. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 9 make, model and year entries.

  2. 19V029000Received . 5 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Steetcar trackless trolley buses, built on a Daimler trucks North America (DTNA) Freightliner chassis. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K will notify owners, instructing them to contact a DTNA dealer to have the brake caliper mounting bolts checked and tightened, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2019. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5095 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Double K's number for this recall is FL794A-V.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number FL794A-V. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.

  3. 17V582000Received . 16 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Hometown Trolley Villager, Mainstreet, and Streetcar trackless trolley buses, equipped with Recaro Commercial Bus Driver Seats, models Ergo R, Ergo D, AM71, AM72 and AM80. In the affected seats, the seat belt buckle may be stuck in the locked position, preventing the seat belt tongue from being able to be inserted and locked. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the seat belt cannot be latched, the bus may be operated without the seat belt being used, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K will notify owners, and dealers will replace the buckle housings, free of charge. The recall began on November 10, 2017. Owners may contact Recaro customer service at 1-248-364-3818 or Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090. Double K's number for this recall is 17E035.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 17E035. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.

  4. 14V766000Received . 5 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain Hometown Trolley Villager transit buses manufactured August 15, 2008, to May 24, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 7 make, model and year entries.

  5. 14V209000Received . 34 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Double K, Inc. (Double K) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Hometown Trolley Villager and Mainstreet trolleys equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage certain electrical components and electrical circuits within the actuator, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    High resistance may cause the circuit board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Double K has notified owners, and dealers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2014. Owners may contact Double K customer service at 1-715-478-5090.

    Report filed by Double K Inc.. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 7 campaigns.

Download all 7 campaigns of Hometown Trolley (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Hometown Trolley vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2014, with 2 campaigns.
Complaints about Hometown Trolley vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

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Recall Register. Hometown Trolley: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/hometown-trolley/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through
5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
137

Manufacturers in the recall file: Double K Inc..

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Questions

Which Hometown Trolley model line has the most recall campaigns?
The Villager: 7 campaigns for 11 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Hometown Trolley?
137 units in 7 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.