2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX. The newest campaign is 11V455000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Aug 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 11V455000, in the NHTSA record

Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall began on september 12, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 28,241 units in total.

11V45500031 Aug 2011Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
10V34000027 Jul 2010Engine and Engine Cooling
10V1840003 May 2010Electrical System / Wiring
10V1830003 May 2010Electrical System / Wiring
09V3940002 Oct 2009Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
08V62200026 Nov 2008Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

11V455000Received 31 Aug 2011. 43 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner m2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2004, through march 15, 2011, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall began on september 12, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number 10C-5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Sep 2011.
10V340000Received 27 Jul 2010. 5,445 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 fccc b2 106 ch and thomas built saf-t-liner c2 and hdx school buses manufactured from september 5, 2006 through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about july 29, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number 10C-5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Jul 2011.
10V184000Received 3 May 2010. 118 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx non school buses manufactured beginning november 20, 2007 through may 8, 2009. The heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on july 6, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jul 2010.
10V183000Received 3 May 2010. 1,515 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx school buses manufactured on november 15, 2007 through june 15, 2009. The heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on july 6, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jul 2010.
09V394000Received 2 Oct 2009. 2,922 units.
Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms. The lights may stop functioning without warning.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Thomas built will notify owners and light kits will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on february 3, 2010. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-562. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Feb 2010.
08V622000Received 26 Nov 2008. 18,198 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler trucks is recalling 18,198 my 2003-2009 thomas built er, mvp-er, hdx, and mvp-ef school and transit buses equipped with a dual power switch and manufactured from february 1, 2002 through october 17, 2008. Solid state circuit breakers may trip unnecessarily potentially resulting in a loss of power to the bus chassis and body electrical circuits causing an unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Thomas built bus dealers will replace the solid state dual power switch with a mechanical circuit production (mega fuse). The recall is expected to begin during april 2009. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-539. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jul 2009.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Electrical System		1
Exterior Lighting		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 5 May 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE10011	Preliminary evaluation	Dash Fires	Electrical System / Wiring	21 Apr 2010	26 May 2010	10V183000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDXThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thomas-built-buses/hdx/2009/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX?: 28,241 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Thomas Built Buses HDX have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Thomas Built Buses HDX, model years 2001 to 2023. 6 of them name the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX name most often?: Electrical System: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Thomas Built Buses HDX open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.