Consumer Complaint Detail

THOMAS / SAF-T-LINER ER / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096489 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2006
Consumer's City: AVON Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Model Name: SAF-T-LINER ER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1T7YT4C2851 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Printed circuit panel located under side panel of bus overheated and had a small fire. this problem is covered under recall 06v-136 but does cover this particular vehicle. it appears that this recall needs to be expanded to cover more vehicles, we have had a 50% failure rate of this particular component. *nm