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2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2

Model year 2020: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

16 recalls for the 2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Jul 24, 2024. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 27,494 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 22, 2018 to Feb 23, 2021.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-555

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 3, 2023. Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit: latching/release system

NHTSA counts 20,668 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-669

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 3, 2023. Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit: latching/release system

NHTSA counts 173 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-670

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 20, 2022. Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)

NHTSA counts 461 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-438

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 25, 2021. Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm): software; engine

NHTSA counts 159 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-120

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 3, 2020. Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 581 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 10, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-126

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 26, 2020. Other: school bus stop arm assembly; exterior lighting

NHTSA counts 6,010 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 5, 2016 to Feb 12, 2020.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-113

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 6, 2019. Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan

NHTSA counts 145 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 21, 2019 to Oct 11, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-869

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 4, 2019. Seats

NHTSA counts 53,528 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 5, 2013 to Aug 15, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-712

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 27, 2019. Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter

NHTSA counts 618 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 29, 2016 to Apr 4, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-686

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 25, 2019. Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

NHTSA counts 3,080 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 10, 2018 to Jun 26, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-550

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 24, 2019. Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

NHTSA counts 11 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 19, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-549

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 25, 2019. Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

NHTSA counts 65 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 30, 2018 to Jan 15, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-234

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 27, 2019. Service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module

NHTSA counts 259 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 11, 2018 to Dec 14, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-138

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 21, 2018. Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

NHTSA counts 40 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 3, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-929

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 21, 2018. Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

NHTSA counts 5,423 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 3, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-930

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

1 complaint to NHTSA, received from Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2020 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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