Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V088000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-02-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V088000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected
760
Reported to NHTSA
2008-02-26
Owners notified
2008-08-08

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 760 MY 2003-2007 THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 6, 2005 AND JULY 19, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, MODELS NL, NCL, OR NVL. THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEMS OF THE SUBJECT MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Safety risk

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT DEALERSHIPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-524.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

25 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-652007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22007 2006 2005 2004 2003

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.