NHTSA campaign 09V394000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-562
Thomas Built Buses Recall 09V-394: LED SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM LIGHTS INOPERATIVE
NHTSA recall 09V394000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-562) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on October 2, 2009, with 2,922 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses HDX, Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF and Thomas Built Buses C2 for model years 2009–2010. Owners were notified on February 3, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V394000 (also written 09V-394 or 09V394)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-562
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,922 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 09V394000. 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 C2
- 2010 · Vehicles built March 31, 2008 – February 18, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Thomas Built Buses HDX
Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V394000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 31, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 18, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) 000290 LED LIGHT KITS. A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.
Manufacturer remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LIGHT KITS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-562.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V394000
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.