Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 06V422000

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FREIGHTLINER LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-11-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 06V422000

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Component
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Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Vehicles affected
2,650
Reported to NHTSA
2006-11-03
Owners notified
2007-06-25

Defect description

CERTAIN MY 2004 THROUGH 2006 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 27, 2004, AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2006. THE STEERING COLUMN FLOOR SEAL FORMS A WELL AROUND THE COLUMN AT THE FLOOR. DEBRIS, SUCH AS LOOSE FASTENERS, MAY GET TRAPPED IN THE SEAL WELL, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE STEERING TO BIND.

Safety risk

IF THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BIND, VEHICLE STEERING MAY BE RESTRICTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE SEAL WITH A NEW DESIGN FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MARCH 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871 OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 800-547-0712.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO FL-482.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.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF2006 2005 2004

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.