NHTSA campaign 07V002000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-488
FREIGHTLINER LLC Recall 07V-002: FRONT BUMPER MOUNTED SWING-OUT CROSS ARM
NHTSA recall 07V002000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-488) was reported by FREIGHTLINER LLC on January 4, 2007, with 1,441 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses C2 for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on January 29, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V002000 (also written 07V-002 or 07V002)
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-488
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,441 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Other — School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V002000. 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
All Thomas Built Buses recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V002000.
Defect description
CERTAIN THOMAS BUILT 2006 AND 2007 C2 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 21, 2005, AND SEPTEMBER 4, 2006. THE INLET AIR FITTING WELDED TO THE BASE PLATE WAS MANUFACTURED INCONSISTENTLY, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE FITTING TO SEPARATE. SEPARATION OF THE INLET FITTING WILL PREVENT THE ACTUATING AIR FROM POWERING THE CROSSING ARM AND MAY NOT DEPLOY.
Safety consequence
A NON-DEPLOYING CROSSING ARM ALLOWS SOME STUDENT PASSENGERS TO NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER AS THEY CROSS IN FRONT OF THE BUS DURING PICK-UP OR DISCHARGE, PRESENT A RISK TO THEM.
Manufacturer remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CALL THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871 OR CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 800-547-0712.
Notes
FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO FL-488.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 07V002000
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.