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2011 Thomas Built Buses HDX: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2011 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 no complaint on file for 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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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 5,890 units in total.

  1. 11V455000Received . 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: .

  2. 10V486000Received . 294 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling certain thomas built mvp-ef, hdx, and saf-t-liner c2 school buses manufactured from march 17, 2009, through december 7, 2009, equipped with stabilus bloc-o-lift, p/n 5561ed, driver seats. The weld which holds the mounting tab to the shock body was improperly welded and can break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The seat could drop unexpectedly without prior warning and could cause momentary loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and repairs will be performed by authorized thomas built buses service facilities free of charge. The safety recall began on november 24, 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 10V487000Received . 6 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling certain thomas built mvp-ef and hdx non school buses manufactured from march 17, 2009, through december 7, 2009, equipped with stabilus bloc-o-lift, p/n 5561ed, driver seats. The weld which holds the mounting tab to the shock body was improperly welded and can break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The seat could drop unexpectedly with out prior warning and could cause momentary loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and repairs will be performed by authorized thomas built buses service facilities free of charge. The safety recall began on november 24, 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 10V340000Received . 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: .

  5. 10V292000Received . 2 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Buswest is recalling certain model year 2011 hdx school buses built on thomas built chassis from october 6, 2009 through january 25, 2010 equipped with seats manufactured by immi. The seat cushion locking mechanisms were misaligned during vehicle assembly. This error renders the school buses noncompliant with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat cushion could detach from the seat, increasing the risk of injury to the bus occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Buswest will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during july 2010. Owners may contact buswest at 1-310-984-3900.

    Report filed by BUSWEST, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 10V058000Received . 100 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 saf-t-liner c2, hdx, mvp-ef, and minotour school buses manufactured from october 21, 2009 through january 19, 2010. The buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." seat cushion hinge tolerance may allow the cushion to slip laterally causing the latch striker to become disengaged from the seat frame. Once the seat cushion becomes unlatched it can be lifted with less force than required by the standard.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash or sudden maneuver, the seat cushion may unlatch exposing the seat frame to the vehicle's occupants possibly resulting in injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built buses dealerships free of charge. The safety recall began on february 15, , 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-571.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 20012
  2. 20022
  3. 20034
  4. 20047
  5. 20058
  6. 200612
  7. 200712
  8. 20088
  9. 20096
  10. 20108
  11. 20116
  12. 20121
  13. 20151
  14. 20231

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2011 Thomas Built Buses HDX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thomas-built-buses/hdx/2011/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 2011 Thomas Built Buses HDX?
5,890 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 2011 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Thomas Built Buses HDX open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.