2000 THOMAS MVP EF Recalls (11)
- Campaign:
- 00V232002 on 08/08/2000
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 02/12/1998 - 08/02/2000
- Affected:
- 35,405
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted abs activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed abs wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
- Consequence:
- This condition could cause the abs ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the abs ecu.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began august 29, 2000, to school buses and emergency vehicle customers. owners of the remaining population were sent letters on september 9, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V362000 on 11/05/2000
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1996 - 09/29/2000
- Affected:
- 6,500
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93b-sb driver seat. a bracket attaching the gas spring shock to the height adjuster of the seat can deform and break. this bracket is located at the top of the height adjuster.
- Consequence:
- If the bracket is not replaced after deforming, and is allowed to break, its breaking will result in a sudden drop of the driver's seat, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle and a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the seat base and add reinforcement to the seat assembly
- Notes:
- Owner notification began february 9, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built atalso contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V232011 on 11/28/2000
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 02/12/1998 - 08/02/2000
- Affected:
- 4,780
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school bus chassis and emergency vehicles built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted abs activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed abs wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
- Consequence:
- This condition could cause the abs ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the abs ecu.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began august 29, 2000, to school buses and emergency vehicle customers. owners of the remaining population were sent letters on september 9, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V428000 on 01/01/2001
- Component:
- Steering:linkages
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/2000 - 10/30/2000
- Affected:
- 557
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with air brakes and a trw steering gear. the pinch bolt on the pitman arm contacts the exhaust port on the air brake treadle valve during steering maneuvers.
- Consequence:
- This could result in increased steering effort or an over-steer condition.
- Correction:
- Dealers will add a spacer under the brake valve to provide sufficient clearance.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began august 16, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-881-7219.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V097009 on 07/02/2001
- Component:
- Seat belts:front:buckle assembly
- Manufactured:
- 08/06/2000 - 08/17/2000
- Affected:
- 129
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
- Consequence:
- Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
- Correction:
- Am-safe notified thomas built's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. owner notification began september 21, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V378000 on 01/01/2002
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/1996 - 11/29/2001
- Affected:
- 57
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: certain school buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." a third roof hatch must be added to meet the standard requirements. only vehicles located in the state of washington are involved.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, the bus occupant may not be able to exit the bus quickly.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a third roof hatch. owner notification began may 1, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02V221000 on 08/13/2002
- Component:
- Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1999 - 03/06/2002
- Affected:
- 15
- Defect:
- On certain school and transit buses, the wheel lug nut may not tighten completely.
- Consequence:
- The wheel could loosen increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install new wheel studs. owner notification began february 28, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02V160009 on 01/16/2003
- Component:
- Seat belts
- Manufactured:
- 08/16/2000 - 03/13/2001
- Affected:
- 2,371
- Defect:
- On certain school or transit buses with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. if this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury. the seat belt supplier, amsafe, will provide a snap on "over-cover" to owners to prevent the seat belt cover from separating.
- Consequence:
- If this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury.
- Correction:
- Dealers will provide a plastic outer cover that snaps over the existing cover on units in the field and will replace broken seat belts free of charge. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 336-841-5924 or amsafe at 574-266-8330.
- Notes:
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 03V205000 on 06/03/2003
- Component:
- Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1998 - 04/29/2003
- Affected:
- 461
- Defect:
- On certain thomas school buses, the alternator cable can pinch between the air conditioning compressor and engine block.
- Consequence:
- This can result in damage to wire insulation and potentially cause a short circuit.
- Correction:
- Dealers will re-route the cable. owner notification began july 28, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner/thomas built at
- Notes:
- Freightliner/thomas built recall no. fl-415.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 05V205000 on 05/05/2005
- Component:
- Fuel system, diesel
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1997 - 01/30/2003
- Affected:
- 16,000
- Defect:
- Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef school bus and non-school bus models equipped with cummins isb diesel engines and equipped with federal-mogal 12 and 24 volt fuel lift pumps. the fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.
- Consequence:
- Should the engine stall while the vehicle is in use, a possible vehicle crash could occur.
- Correction:
- Cummins will notify the customers of freightliner and thomas built and replace the fuel lift pump free of charge. owners may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.
- Notes:
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 07V142000 on 03/26/2007
- Component:
- Seat belts
- Manufactured:
- 01/22/1994 - 04/14/2002
- Affected:
- 11,265
- Defect:
- Certain my 1994 through 2002 thomas built minotour, fs-65, mvp-ef, er, and hdx-ef school buses manufactured between january 23, 1994, and april 15, 2002. the seat belt may chafe on the edge of a metal bracket and wear prematurely.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, possibly resulting in personal injury.
- Correction:
- Thomas built will notify owners and replace any chafed seat belts and replace or modify the retainer strip to prevent any further chafing. the recall began on february 8, 2008. owners may contact thomas built at 336-889-4871 or contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Freightliner recall no. fl-495.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
2000 THOMAS MVP EF TSB
- Bulletin:
- PSD-302B
- Component:
- 040000 service brakes, air
- Summary:
- Thomas built: it has been determined that certain model buses, er-hd, hdx and mvp-ef units, have the von #70 s-cam brackets that could develop cracks in the lower portion. *pe
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