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Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V174000
Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-11-12.
Recall campaign NHTSA 87V174000
Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Component Service brakes, air: supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Vehicles affected 38
Reported to NHTSA 1987-11-12
Owners notified 1987-11-01 Defect description THE RESERVOIR LINE FROM THE SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE WAS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT BRAKE RESERVOIR INSTEAD OF THE REAR RESERVOIR.
Safety risk THIS PLUMBING ERROR AFFECTS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE AIRBRAKES WORK TO STOP THE BUS.
Manufacturer remedy INSTALL NEW AIR BRAKE TUBING TO CORRECT PLUMBING ERROR.
Notes SYSTEM: AIR BRAKE PLUMBINGVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES WITH GVWR GREATER THAN 10,000 LBSAND BETWEEN THE RAILS FUEL TANK.
Scope of coverage 2 model years across 2 models.
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.