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| NHTSA Record Id: 2628 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014648000073970000000275 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: MVP EF | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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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