Recall Detail

THOMAS / MVP EF / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 2624 Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS
Recalled Component Id: 000014648000092498000000275 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MVP EF Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V378000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 30 2001
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 57
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 01 2002 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. Report Received Date: Dec, 12 2001
Record Creation date : Jan, 02 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number: 217
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain school buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." a third roof hatch must be added to meet the standard requirements. only vehicles located in the state of washington are involved. Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the bus occupant may not be able to exit the bus quickly.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a third roof hatch. owner notification began may 1, 2002. 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 336-889-4871. Recall Notes: 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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