Recall Detail

THOMAS / VISTA / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6330 Vehicale/Equipment Name: THOMAS
Recalled Component Id: 000012155000084362000000318 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: VISTA Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V380000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEATS Manufacturer That Filed Report: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 14 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 37
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 09 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. Report Received Date: Nov, 17 2000
Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number: 222
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with kinedyne l series button track seating, fail to comply with fmvss no. 222, ""school bus passenger seating and crash protection." incorrect fasteners were used to secure the button track to the bus floor. Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the incorrect fasteners with the correct attachment hardware. Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 9, 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 1-336-881-7219.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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