NHTSA campaign 02V085000 · Manufacturer campaign VON 49
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 02V-085: FREIGHTLINER/THOMAS BUILT/COOLING FAN
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V085000 (Manufacturer campaign VON 49) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on March 20, 2002, with 4,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas MVP ER and Thomas Built Buses MVP-ER for model years 1995–2001 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on June 10, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V085000 (also written 02V-085 or 02V085)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- VON 49
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V085000. 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 MVP ER
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses MVP-ER
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 13, 1995 – March 20, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V085000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES, MISALIGNMENT OF THE FAN DRIVE SYSTEM COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE BELT AND PULLEY BEARING WEAR.
Safety consequence
IF THE SCHOOL BUS IS DISABLED BY A COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE AND IS STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY TO A SCHOOL BUS OCCUPANT COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FAN BELT, IDLER PULLEY, AND BELT TENSIONER AND THE PULLEY'S LASER WILL BE ALIGNED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 10, 2002. 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 FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
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 02V085000
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.