1979 THOMAS 2374 Recall

Campaign:

79V124000 on 10/11/1979

Component:

Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly

Manufactured:

12/31/1978 - 02/28/1979

Affected:

24

Defect:

Plastic plugs are used to reduce heat build up in the fuel tank when vehicles are stored outside. these temporary plugs may not have been replaced with fusible safety plugs prior to vehicle sale.

Correction:

Dealer will replace plastic plugs with fusible safety plugs.

Notes:

Vehicle description: school buses.system: fuel; fuel tank assembly.consequences of defect: in fueling these buses, leakage through the plasticplug vent opening could be experienced, creating a fire hazard which could leadto personal injury.

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