NHTSA campaign 06V136000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-475
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 06V-136: ELECTRICAL FIRE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V136000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-475) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on April 25, 2006, with 11,666 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses EF, Thomas Built Buses FS-65 and Thomas Built Buses HDX for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on June 30, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V136000 (also written 06V-136 or 06V136)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-475
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11,666 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE06-012 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V136000. 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 Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses EF
Thomas Built Buses FS-65
Thomas Built Buses HDX
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V136000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 2004 THROUGH 2006 THOMAS BUILT HDX, EF, AND FS-65 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 4, 2004, AND FEBRUARY 14, 2006. THE BODY POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (PDM) WAS MANUFACTURED WITH COPPER CIRCUITS THAT ARE TOO THIN FOR THE ELECTRICAL LOADS ENCOUNTERED, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE BOARD TO OVERHEAT.
Safety consequence
IF THE PDM OVERHEATS IT MAY GENERATE SMOKE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE PDM'S THIN COPPER CIRCUITS WITH THICKER COPPER CIRCUITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 1-877-660-4938.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-475.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V136000
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