2001 THOMAS SAF-T-LINER HD Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 01V103000 on 03/28/2001
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/2000 - 03/30/2001
- Affected:
- 146
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses. the accelerator pedal can possibly hang up on the floor rubber.
- Consequence:
- The driver would be expecting the vehicle's speed to decrease, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a stainless steel plate under the accelerator pedal. owner notification began june 8, 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 1-336-889-4871.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V104000 on 03/28/2001
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/2000 - 02/27/2001
- Affected:
- 145
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: certain school buses built with composite front roof caps fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." the roof cap does not meet the requirements due to the omission of the adhesive that joins the roof to the bus body.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, the roof of the vehicle may crush, not properly protecting the vehicle occupants.
- Correction:
- Dealers will re-bond the roof cap to the roof sheet metal. 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 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:
- 02V320000 on 12/09/2002
- Component:
- Suspension:rear:springs:air suspension system
- Manufactured:
- 02/04/2001 - 02/21/2002
- Affected:
- 122
- Defect:
- On certain school and transit buses equipped with reyco rear axle air suspensions, deflated suspension air bags could create excessive driveline angles causing u-joint damage.
- Consequence:
- The drive shaft could fall off of the bus. following vehicles could then run over this obstacle, increasing the risk of damage to the following vehicle.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install axle stops to limit rear suspension travel and fastener torque will be checked on the suspension height control rod. owner notification is expected to begin during february 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 at 1-800-547-0712.
- 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).
2001 THOMAS SAF-T-LINER HD TSB
- Bulletin:
- PS-13-8
- Component:
- 043200 service brakes, air:slack adjusters:automatic
- Summary:
- Thomas built bus: all models of thomas buses using automatic slack adjusters. the automatic slack adjusters are routinely being adjusted by some operators and service technicians to make brake pushrod stroke appear to be with legal brake
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