Thomas Built Buses service campaign SF711
Thomas Built Buses filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Apr 3, 2025, received Jan 29, 2025, about the electrical system — 5 documents under this number: SF711-DLR LTR, SF711-Bulletin, SF711-OWN LTR. It names 6 model years (2021–2026). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationRevised Field Service Campaign for Automatic Low Voltage Disconnect Switch
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF711-DLR LTR | Service campaign | Apr 3, 2025 | 11017551 | not yet checked |
| SF711-Bulletin | Service campaign | Apr 3, 2025 | 11017535 | not yet checked |
| SF711-OWN LTR | Service campaign | Jan 24, 2025 | 11013226 | not yet checked |
| SF711-DLR LTR | Service campaign | Jan 24, 2025 | 11013225 | not yet checked |
| SF711-Bulletin | Service campaign | Jan 24, 2025 | 11013212 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2021 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley; 2022 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley; 2023 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley; 2024 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley; 2025 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley; 2026 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Thomas Built Buses SF711 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the SF711 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does SF711 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2021 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley, 2022 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley, 2023 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley, 2024 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley, 2025 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley, 2026 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.