Recall Detail

THOMAS / CONVENTIONAL / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 11771 Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS
Recalled Component Id: 000009302000081326000000318 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CONVENTIONAL Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V175000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEATS Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1995 End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 04 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 744
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 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: 210
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with air suspension driver seat. tether belts used to anchor the seat belt assembly to the floor were not installed on buses equipped with an air ride driver seat. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." 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 install the tether belt assembly. Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 31, 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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