Recall Detail
THOMAS / SCHOOL BUS / 1991
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 18782 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007063000013688000000349 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: SCHOOL BUS | Model Year: 1991 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 94V092000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1991 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1993 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 423 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 15 1994 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | Report Received Date: May, 13 1994 |
| Record Creation date : May, 23 1994 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : A decal warning of the potential danger in using starting fluid to start the engine was omitted. | Consequence Summary: Ignition of the starter fluid by the heating element can result in an explosion causing engine damage and personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Customers will be sent warning decals and installation instructions. | Recall Notes: System: equipment; other labels.vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with caterpillar 3116 engine or hercules cng engine that utilize and electrical preheating element.note: if you do not receive the warning decals or the warning decals do not correct the defect, please call thomas built service center 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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