| NHTSA Record Id: 3578 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014787000084357000000136 |
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| Model Name: MVP ER |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V085000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: VON 49 |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 13 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 20 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4800 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 10 2002 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
Report Received Date: Mar, 20 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 26 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain school buses, misalignment of the fan drive system components can cause premature belt and pulley bearing wear. |
Consequence Summary: If the school bus is disabled by a cooling system failure and is stalled on the side of the road, an increased risk of a crash resulting in injury to a school bus occupant could occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fan belt, idler pulley, and belt tensioner and the pulley's laser will be aligned. owner notification began june 10, 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712. |
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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