2006 THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS65 Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 06V421000 on 11/02/2006
- Component:
- Electrical system:battery:cables
- Manufactured:
- 01/02/2005 - 09/20/2006
- Affected:
- 2,200
- Defect:
- Certain my 2005 and 2006 thomas built fs65 and fs65 school bus chassis manufactured between january 3, 2005, and september 21, 2006. the battery cable may chafe on a bracket adjacent to the starter.
- Consequence:
- Chafing of the battery cable on the bracket may lead to a short circuit, resulting in a vehicle fire and possible injury to the occupants.
- Correction:
- Freightliner will notify owners and reposition the battery cable free of charge. the recall began on february 16, 2007. owners may contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Freightliner recall no. fl-481.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.
- Campaign:
- 08V321000 on 07/15/2008
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/2006 - 06/07/2006
- Affected:
- 5
- Defect:
- Daimler trucks is recalling 5 my 2006 thomas built fs-65 school buses manufactured between june 1 and june 8, 2006, equipped with maxon wheelchair lifts. bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."
- Consequence:
- Injury could occur to the lift user.
- Correction:
- Daimler trucks will notify owners and provide a free remedy which will be performed by thomas built dealerships. the recall began on august 27, 2008. owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Daimler trucks' recall no. fl-533.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.
2006 THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS65 TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- 51R3
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Thomas built buses: there have been reports of the forward door leaf hex shaft breaking. *pe
- Bulletin:
- PSB-13R-3
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Thomas bus: repair instructions provided regarding stress cracks found in cross tube fore and aft of rear wheel housing. model conventional, fs65, ef, efx, er/hd, hdx. *pe
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