Recall Detail

THOMAS / MVP EF / 1994

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 14906 Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS
Recalled Component Id: 000007536000070819000000295 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MVP EF Model Year: 1994
NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V191000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1995
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 300
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 27 1995 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. Report Received Date: Oct, 11 1995
Record Creation date : Oct, 18 1995 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The accelerator pedal lever can contact the engine cover causing the accelerator linkage to bind and not return to idle. Consequence Summary: If the accelerator linkage binds, the engine will not return to idle when the driver lets up on the accelerator pedal increasing the risk of an accident.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the accelerator pedal rocker and installing a retaining bracket at the engine cover to prevent the cover from contacting the accelerator pedal. Recall Notes: System: fuel; throttle linkages and control; pedal.vehicle description: transit and school buses.note: 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 1-910-889-4871. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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