Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V142000

Seat belts

FREIGHTLINER LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-03-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V142000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Vehicles affected
11,265
Reported to NHTSA
2007-03-27
Owners notified
2008-02-08

Defect description

CERTAIN MY 1994 THROUGH 2002 THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR, FS-65, MVP-EF, ER, AND HDX-EF SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 1994, AND APRIL 15, 2002. THE SEAT BELT MAY CHAFE ON THE EDGE OF A METAL BRACKET AND WEAR PREMATURELY.

Safety risk

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE ANY CHAFED SEAT BELTS AND REPLACE OR MODIFY THE RETAINER STRIP TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER CHAFING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871 OR CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 800-547-0712.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-495.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

36 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS Minotour2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
THOMAS MVP EF2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-652002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX EF2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

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.