Recall campaign · NHTSA 88V176000

Seat belts: front

THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1988-11-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V176000

Seat belts: front

Component: Seat belts: front
Manufacturer: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Vehicles affected: 1,541
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-11-08
Owners notified: 1989-03-27

Defect description

MOVABLE PART OF SEAT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE SEAT BELT.

Safety risk

SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN DRIVER.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A TETHER STRAP.

Notes

SYSTEM: SEAT BELT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES AND SCHOOL BUSES WITH SUSPENSION TYPE DRIVERS SEATS.

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
THOMAS Thomas	1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980

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.