1986 THOMAS THOMAS Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 87V007000 on 02/04/1987
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1983 - 12/31/1985
- Affected:
- 75
- Defect:
- Heater hose may chafe primary and/or secondary hydraulic brake lines at the master cylinder.
- Consequence:
- Hydraulic brake lines could rupture and lose fluidresulting in loss of braking power.
- Correction:
- Install protective bracket at master brake cylinder to prevent the heater hose from contacting the brake lines.
- Notes:
- System: heater hose/hydraulic brake lines.vehicle description: conventional body buses and school buses on chevrolet orgmc chassis with gvwr greater than 10000 pounds.
- Campaign:
- 87V096000 on 07/12/1987
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1979 - 04/30/1987
- Affected:
- 7,330
- Defect:
- Opening the roof hatch past 90 degrees can disengage the hinge pin retainer ring allowing the hinge pins to work out.
- Consequence:
- Roof hatch could separate from the bus and injureindividuals in the vicinity.
- Correction:
- Install two hinge pins to prevent roof hatch separation.
- Notes:
- System: roof hatch.vehicle description: buses and school buses with emergency roof exists.
- Campaign:
- 88V134000 on 08/15/1988
- Component:
- Structure
- Manufactured:
- 02/29/1980 - 01/31/1988
- Affected:
- 51
- Defect:
- Luggage rack above the seats protrudes into the upper limit of the head impact zone.
- Consequence:
- Buses do not comply with fmvss 222.
- Correction:
- Reposition luggage rack.
- Notes:
- System: luggage rack/fmvss 222.vehicle description: school buses.
- Campaign:
- 88V176000 on 11/17/1988
- Component:
- Seat belts:front
- Manufactured:
- 01/31/1980 - 03/31/1988
- Affected:
- 1,541
- Defect:
- Movable part of seat is not strong enough to support the seat belt.
- Consequence:
- Seat belt may not properly restrain driver.
- Correction:
- Install a tether strap.
- Notes:
- System: seat belt.vehicle description: buses and school buses with suspension type drivers seats.
1986 THOMAS THOMAS TSB
- Bulletin:
- 9707119727D
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Conditions with side & rear emergency door. *yc
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