NHTSA campaign 97V020000

Thomas Recall 97V-020: THOMAS BUILT/FMVSS 121

NHTSA recall 97V020000 was reported by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. on February 18, 1997, with 55 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas SAF-T-Liner for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 12, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V020000 (also written 97V-020 or 97V020)
Filed by: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Report received: February 18, 1997
Potentially affected: 55 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air
Owners notified: May 12, 1997
Safety standard: FMVSS 121

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V020000. 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 SAF-T-Liner
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – April 30, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V020000.

Defect description

THESE BUSES WITH GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS (GVWR) OF 36,200, DO NOT MEET THE BRAKE SIZE AND POWER REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS," FOR VEHICLES OF THAT GVWR.

Safety consequence

THESE BUSES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121.

Manufacturer remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL PROVIDE THE OWNERS WITH REPAIR PARTS AND A DETAILED REPAIR PROCEDURE. THE REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL REAR SLACK ADJUSTERS AND FRONT BRAKE CHAMBERS AND INCREASING THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME.

Notes

NOTES:OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 6, 1997. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPAIR PARTS AND A DETAILED REPAIR PROCEDURE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 1-910-889-4871.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V020000

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.