NHTSA campaign 01V111004
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 01V111004: FREIGHTLINER/THOMAS BUILT/CUMMINS AIR COMPRESSOR
NHTSA recall 01V111004 was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on July 16, 2001, with 194 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER and Thomas Transit Liner ER for model years 1999–2000.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V111004
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 194 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Compressor
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V111004. 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 Transit Liner ER
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 19, 2000 – October 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER
- 1999 · Vehicles built June 19, 2000 – October 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V111004.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SHUTTLE BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISC AND ISL DIESEL ENGINES. THE INTERNAL FRONT BUSHING CAN SPIN, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR, AND POSSIBLY TO THE SPINDLE DRIVE AT THE REAR FACE OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR WHICH IS USED TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE VEHICLE HYDRAULIC PUMP. FAILURE OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR'S SPINDLE DRIVE COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER ASSIST IF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CEASES TO OPERATE.
Safety consequence
WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
CUMMINS IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. 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 COMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR THOMAS BUILT AT 1-336-841-5924.
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 01V111004
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.