NHTSA vehicle safety data
1999 Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional Recalls & Complaints
The 1999 Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 1999 Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Thomas dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1999 Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Exterior Emergency Door Handle may Detach
NHTSA #16V407000 · Structure — Body — Door · NHTSA notice
Reported June 7, 2016 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Potentially affected: 717 vehicles
Repair completion: 8.79% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign FL-713 · Owners notified December 9, 2016 · Vehicles built January 4, 1999 – February 2, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2000-2001 CL-960, 1998-1999 Vista, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, and 2000-2002 TL-960 transit buses. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode.
Safety consequence
If the stem corrodes, the door handle could detach from the emergency door opening mechanism, delaying the opening of the door and the evacuation of the bus. In the event of an emergency, this may increase the risk of injury to the bus occupants.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on December 9, 2016 Parts are available. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-713.
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.
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