| NHTSA Record Id: 11658 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009300000078597000000318 |
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| Model Name: CONVENTIONAL |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V173000 |
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| Component Name: SEATS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2175 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 05 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
Report Received Date: Jul, 02 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 14 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 222 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses. restraining barriers and reinforcement plates may be installed incorrectly. nuts used to secure the plate the floor may be missing or the reinforcement plate may be mounted in a non-standard location. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the barriers and plates, install any nuts that are missing, and mount the reinforcement plate correctly. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 5, 2000.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 1-336-881-7219.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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