1999 THOMAS CONVENTIONAL Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 99V175000 on 07/13/1999
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1995 - 01/03/1999
- Affected:
- 744
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with air suspension driver seat. tether belts used to anchor the seat belt assembly to the floor were not installed on buses equipped with an air ride driver seat. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install the tether belt assembly.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began march 31, 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 1-336-881-7219.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V360000 on 11/05/2000
- Component:
- Unknown or other
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1976 - 10/14/2000
- Affected:
- 11,500
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with a storage compartment overhead to the left of the driver fail to meet fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
- Consequence:
- Contact with this storage compartment does not meet the impact zone requirements of the standard.
- Correction:
- dealers will add padding to the sides of the storage compartment. owner notification began february 8, 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 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:
- 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:
- 00V380000 on 11/28/2000
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/1999 - 03/13/2000
- Affected:
- 37
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with kinedyne l series button track seating, fail to comply with fmvss no. 222, ""school bus passenger seating and crash protection." incorrect fasteners were used to secure the button track to the bus floor.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the incorrect fasteners with the correct attachment hardware.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began march 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 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:
- 01V214000 on 06/25/2001
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring
- Manufactured:
- 01/08/1999 - 05/14/2001
- Affected:
- 16,165
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses. the main body power supply wire from the chassis can chafe on the chassis (cowl) sheet metal panel, causing arcing and could result in a fire.
- Consequence:
- If the bus catches on fire, possible injury or death to the vehicle occupants can occur.
- Correction:
- Owners will be provided with inspection and remedy procedures to be used in correcting this condition. owner notification began september 14, 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 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).
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