Recall Detail

THOMAS / VISTA / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 17527 Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS
Recalled Component Id: 000007419000045835000000265 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: VISTA Model Year: 1995
NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V135000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1995 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1995
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 17
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 28 1995 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. Report Received Date: Jul, 20 1995
Record Creation date : Jul, 21 1995 Federal Motar Safety Number: 209
Defect Summary : The wrong attachment bolts were used on the driver's seat. this does not comply with fmvss no.209, "seat belt assemblies." Consequence Summary: Consequence of non-compliance: the seat occupant would suffer increased risk of injury if the safety belt anchorage failed in a sudden stop or accident.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the noncomplying 5/16" bolts from the anchorages and replace them with 7/16" bolts. Recall Notes: System: interior; restraint; belt anchor and attachment; fmvss no.209.vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with a driver's seat pre-assembled by national seating.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 reasonabletime, 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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