1999 THOMAS TL960 Recall

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).

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