| NHTSA Record Id: 4462 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS BUILT BUSES |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013009000102024000000275 |
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| Model Name: SAF-T-LINER ER |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V104000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 145 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 14 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC |
Report Received Date: Mar, 27 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 29 2001 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 221 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain school buses built with composite front roof caps fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." the roof cap does not meet the requirements due to the omission of the adhesive that joins the roof to the bus body. |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the roof of the vehicle may crush, not properly protecting the vehicle occupants. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will re-bond the roof cap to the roof sheet metal. owner notification began september 14, 2001. 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 1-336-889-4871. |
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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