Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V544000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

FREIGHTLINER LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-11-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V544000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Component
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
FREIGHTLINER LLC
Vehicles affected
33,303
Reported to NHTSA
2007-11-29
Owners notified
2008-03-28

Defect description

CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2008 THOMAS BUILT FS-56, ER, MVP ER, HDX, AND MVP EF SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 23, 2000, THROUGH JANUARY 24, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH TYCO PC BOARD AND TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS. TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED THE RATING OF THE TYCO PC BOARD CAUSING THE BOARDS TO MELT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Safety risk

A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPLACING THE TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH MANUAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND THE JUMPER CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICE AT 336-889-4871.

Notes

FREIGHTLINER RECALL NO. FL-516.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

40 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS ER2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS MVP EF2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS MVP ER2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-652008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

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.