Defect Investigation Detail
THOMAS BUILT BUSES / VISTA / 2013
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: PE19007 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS BUILT BUSES |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: VISTA | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2013 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER/BRACKET | Manufacturer's Name: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| Date Opened: Jun, 18 2019 | Date Closed: -- |
| Subject: Rear Leaf Spring Fractures | Summary: Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has identified field reports in daimler truck north america's (dtna) 2018-4th quarter early warning reporting (ewr) data describing cracked rear leaf-style suspension springs in thomas built school buses. odi reached out to 3 municipal school bus fleets operating subject vehicles who described similar failures where a fractured piece of leaf spring separated from the vehicle while driving. odi also contacted a major nationwide school bus transportation service provider who also identified numerous potential failures.a fractured piece of leaf spring that detaches from a moving school bus could potentially strike a pedestrian or a following vehicle.odi is opening this investigation to evaluate the cause, consequence, scope and frequency of the alleged defect (item detachment) in the subject thomas built school buses. |