| NHTSA Record Id: 11663 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009301000074187000000148 |
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| Model Name: MINOTOUR |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V174000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 19 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 274 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 10 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
Report Received Date: Jul, 02 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 14 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school and transit buses built on general motors chassis. to install the new aluminum minotour body, two fuel tank strap fasteners were loosened. re-tightening these fasteners can result in loss of clamp load, resulting in the fuel tank falling off the vehicle. |
Consequence Summary: If the fuel tank fell, fuel leakage could occur, increasing the risk of a fire or explosion. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fasteners. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 10, 1999. 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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