Recall Detail
THOMAS / CONVENTIONAL / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 11775 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009302000072812000000318 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONVENTIONAL | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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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