Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 1 owner complaints and 79 recalls on file for the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2005–2026).

Complaints
1
Recalls
79
Model years
22
Worst year
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Complaints by model year

200520072009201120132015201712019202120232025
NHTSA complaints per Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Every Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2026 Saf-T-Liner HDX00003—
2025 Saf-T-Liner HDX00003—
2024 Saf-T-Liner HDX00002—
2023 Saf-T-Liner HDX00008—
2022 Saf-T-Liner HDX000011—
2021 Saf-T-Liner HDX000016—
2020 Saf-T-Liner HDX000018—
2019 Saf-T-Liner HDX101021Electrical System
2018 Saf-T-Liner HDX000026—
2017 Saf-T-Liner HDX000032—
2016 Saf-T-Liner HDX000029—
2015 Saf-T-Liner HDX000031—
2014 Saf-T-Liner HDX000030—
2013 Saf-T-Liner HDX000023—
2012 Saf-T-Liner HDX000019—
2011 Saf-T-Liner HDX000023—
2010 Saf-T-Liner HDX000016—
2009 Saf-T-Liner HDX000014—
2008 Saf-T-Liner HDX000013—
2007 Saf-T-Liner HDX00009—
2006 Saf-T-Liner HDX00007—
2005 Saf-T-Liner HDX00003—

Most common Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX problem areas (all years)

  • Electrical System
    1 complaints
  • Transmission & Drivetrain
    1 complaints

Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX recalls

  • Recall 26V087000Feb 13, 202652 vehiclesModel years 2023–2026

    Risk: Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 26V086000Feb 13, 20262,843 vehiclesModel years 2023–2026

    Risk: Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 25V849000Dec 9, 2025600 vehiclesModel years 2026

    Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 25V604000Sep 11, 202599 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 24V555000Jul 24, 202427,494 vehiclesModel years 2019–2022

    Risk: Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V762000Oct 12, 202217,613 vehiclesModel years 2011–2023

    Risk: A school bus exterior roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V688000Sep 14, 20221,259 vehiclesModel years 2020–2023

    Risk: A school bus panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V634000Aug 19, 20227,561 vehiclesModel years 2011–2021

    Risk: Occupants may collide with the front seat barriers with more force than intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V553000Jul 29, 202271 vehiclesModel years 2023

    Risk: Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, a disabled school bus may require an evacuation procedure in an uncontrolled traffic situation, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.

  • Recall 22V510000Jul 19, 20221,806 vehiclesModel years 2014–2023

    Risk: Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V272000Apr 22, 2022138 vehiclesModel years 2019–2023

    Risk: An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 22V271000Apr 22, 20222,943 vehiclesModel years 2019–2023

    Risk: An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V914000Nov 22, 20211 vehiclesModel years 2020

    Risk: In certain driving situations, a missing electronic stability control system can increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V915000Nov 22, 20211 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: The operator may overload the vehicle while referencing the incorrect label, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V850000Nov 2, 20211,434 vehiclesModel years 2020–2022

    Risk: A loose power cable connection may cause electrical arcing, which can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V714000Sep 15, 202150 vehiclesModel years 2022

    Risk: A disabled school bus may require an evacuation procedure in an uncontrolled traffic situation, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 21V660000Aug 25, 2021114 vehiclesModel years 2016–2021

    Risk: A damaged power steering hose can leak, and increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V659000Aug 25, 20211,934 vehiclesModel years 2016–2021

    Risk: A worn power steering hose increases the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V462000Jun 17, 20219 vehiclesModel years 2018–2022

    Risk: In the event of a crash, the seats may not adequately protect the occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 21V370000May 19, 2021479 vehiclesModel years 2021–2022

    Risk: Detached or broken tie rod ends can result in steering loss, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V327000May 7, 20211,262 vehiclesModel years 2018–2021

    Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V255000Apr 12, 20211,252 vehiclesModel years 2021–2022

    Risk: A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V017000Jan 20, 20216 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V252000May 5, 20207,979 vehiclesModel years 2010–2020

    Risk: Small lettering may be difficult for occupants to read, delaying the reaction time to open the exit, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 20V126000Mar 3, 2020581 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

Other Thomas Built Buses models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology