NHTSA campaign 16V657000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-720
Thomas Built Buses Recall 16V-657: Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Leak After Fast Fill
NHTSA recall 16V657000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-720) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on September 13, 2016, with 114 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on November 2, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V657000 (also written 16V-657 or 16V657)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-720
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 114 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly — Filling/Charging
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V657000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
- 2017 · Vehicles built April 30, 2016 – July 29, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V657000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses manufactured April 30, 2016, to July 29, 2016 and equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine. During a fast fuel fill, an internal seal on a filling valve may dislodge allowing fuel to leak after the tank has been filled.
Safety consequence
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA has notified all affected owners and all of the vehicles have been remedied, therefore owner notification notices will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-720.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V657000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.