Recall Detail
THOMAS / CONVENTIONAL / 2000
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 4888 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013741000084352000000268 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONVENTIONAL | Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V097009 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 07 2000 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 18 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 129 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 21 2001 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | Report Received Date: Jun, 26 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 03 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision. | Consequence Summary: Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained. |
| Corrective Summary : Am-safe notified thomas built's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. owner notification began september 21, 2000. 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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