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Thomas Built affected vehicles have a transmission retarder that may increase coolant system pressure high enough to cause hose fatigue and lead to premature failure of the hose, resulting in a coolant leak inside the bus body.

NHTSA campaign 16V-325 · Reported May 19, 2016 · 94 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Thomas Built HDX
VEHICLES AFFECTED
94
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the heater hose, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported a problem with the power train automatic transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have a transmission retarder that may increase coolant system pressure high enough to cause hose fatigue and lead to premature failure of the hose, resulting in a coolant leak inside the bus body.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the heater hose fails, hot coolant may leak inside the bus body increasing risk of injury to the passengers.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the heater hose, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-325.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2017Thomas Built HDX

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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