13 official recall notices in the last 24 months (2025: 4, 2026: 9), aggregated by ProductGuru from public safety agencies.
Window: notices dated 2024-11-09 or later (rolling 24 months, moves daily). Method: every notice in ProductGuru's full index whose brand field reads “THOMAS BUILT” (upper/lower case ignored); medicines and clinical medical devices are excluded. The brand pages on product-guru.org list only the notices published on that site, over every date, so their totals differ from this one.
In its main category (School Bus) the average brand with at least one notice had 9.2 notices in the same period (6 brands); THOMAS BUILT had 13.
2026-10-01 — THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS 2027: Issue: Under certain conditions, a software problem could cause the low beam headlamps not to be bright enough after switching from high to low beam. (Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database, Canada; official notice)
2026-08-10 — THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS 2024-2027: Issue: On certain school buses, the mounting of the fuel system and the material for the fuel tank cage may not meet certain requirements of Canadian regulation… (Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database, Canada; official notice)
2026-08-10 — THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS 2024-2027: Issue: On certain buses, the mounting of the fuel system and the material for the fuel tank cage may not meet certain requirements of Canadian regulations. (Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database, Canada; official notice)
2025-09-11 — THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS 2026: Issue: On a small number of school buses, the brake caliper mounting bolts may not have been tightened properly. (Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database, Canada; official notice)
2025-09-11 — THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS 2026: Issue: On certain school buses, the castle nut securing the tie rod may not have been tightened properly and/or the cotter pin may be missing. (Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database, Canada; official notice)
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