Consumer Complaint Detail

THOMAS BUILT BUSES / TRANSIT LINER ER / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030037 Incident Date: Jul, 18 2005
Consumer's City: CHESTERFIELD Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Model Name: TRANSIT LINER ER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4UZ6CJAA0XC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 25 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On our 1999, freightliner/thomas fs65 school buses the "steering wheel cover" is coming loose from metal portion of the steering wheel. freightliner tells me the steering wheel is only covered by the original 12 month warranty. this is a ''safety defect'', because it gives the driver a false feel of the road and steering.