2003 THOMAS HD Recall
- Campaign:
- 05V137000 on 04/06/2005
- Component:
- Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
- Manufactured:
- 09/23/2000 - 03/03/2004
- Affected:
- 4,819
- Defect:
- Certain 2001-2004 my thomas built mvp-ef, er transit, mvp-er, hd, and hdx school buses manufactured between september 24, 2000, and march 4, 2004. the tie rod assembly can fracture and fail, possibly resulting in complete separation.
- Consequence:
- Tie rod failure can possibly result in complete wheel separation and a vehicle crash could occur.
- Correction:
- Thomas built will notify its customers and will replace the tie rod assembly free of charge. the recall began september 6, 2005. owners may contact thomas built at (we do not yet have a telephone number).
- Notes:
- Customers may also 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.
2003 THOMAS HD TSBs (3)
- 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:
- PSD-302B
- Component:
- 040000 service brakes, air
- Summary:
- Thomas built: it has been determined that certain model buses, er-hd, hdx and mvp-ef units, have the von #70 s-cam brackets that could develop cracks in the lower portion. *pe
- 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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