| NHTSA Record Id: 17280 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007361000015655000000237 |
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| Model Name: MINOTOUR |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V087000 |
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| Component Name: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 350 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 07 1995 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
Report Received Date: May, 01 1995 |
| Record Creation date : May, 18 1995 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 217 |
| Defect Summary : The roof hatches on these buses do not meet the exterior handle requirements of fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release." |
Consequence Summary: Consequence of non-compliance: in the event of an emergency, rescue personnel may not be able to open the roof hatches from the outside. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the existing roof hatch lid and replace it with a lid equipped with an exterior handle. |
Recall Notes: System: visual; glass; other; fmvss no. 217.vehicle description: school buses equipped with roof hatches.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please 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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