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NHTSA campaign 08V088000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-524

Thomas Built Buses Recall 08V-088: FMVSS 403/BRAUN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS/THRESHOLD WARNING

NHTSA recall 08V088000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-524) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on February 26, 2008, with 760 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses FS-65, Thomas Built Buses HDX, Thomas Built Buses Minotour and more for model years 2003–2007. Owners were notified on August 8, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V088000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V088000 (also written 08V-088 or 08V088)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-524
Report received
Potentially affected
760 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 403

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V088000. 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 FS-65

  • Thomas Built Buses HDX

  • Thomas Built Buses Minotour

  • Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF

  • Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2

All Thomas Built Buses recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V088000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 760 MY 2003-2007 THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 6, 2005 AND JULY 19, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, MODELS NL, NCL, OR NVL. THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEMS OF THE SUBJECT MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT DEALERSHIPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-524.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 08V088000

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.