NHTSA campaign 00V174000

Thomas Recall 00V-174: THOMAS BUILT/HEADLIGHT

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V174000 was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on June 30, 2000, with 803 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas ER Transit and Thomas MVP for model years 1995–2000 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on September 8, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V174000 (also written 00V-174 or 00V174)
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Report received: June 30, 2000
Potentially affected: 803 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Headlights — Switch
Owners notified: September 8, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V174000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Thomas

Thomas ER Transit
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built December 1, 1994 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Thomas MVP
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built December 1, 1994 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V174000.

Defect description

CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES WITH WELDON TECHNOLOGIES' 5050-1400 SURFACE MOUNT MARKER LIGHTS HAVE AN OPTION TO REPLACE EACH OF THE TWELVE CLEARANCE/MARKER/IDENTIFICATION LIGHTS WITH FOUR-CANDLEPOWER LIGHTS, TWICE THE CANDLEPOWER NORMALLY USED. THE HIGHER CURRENT DEMAND CREATED BY THESE LIGHTS CAN CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT THROUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTION IF A RELAY IS NOT INSTALLED BETWEEN THE COMBINATION TAIL/MARKER LIGHT CIRCUIT AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN DEFORMATION OF THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS THAT CONNECT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO ITS WIRING HARNESS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY TO REDUCE THE CURRENT DRAW THROUGH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 8, 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 1-336-881-7219.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V174000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.