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NHTSA Campaign 05V340000

OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY

Issued by FREIGHTLINER LLC · Reported Jul 25, 2005 · 13,583 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN 2002-2005 MY THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR, CONVENTIONAL, MVP-ER, ER, HDX, AND MVP-EF MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 8, 2002, AND MARCH 8, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MFG "5" SERIES STOP ARMS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE STOP ARM SIGN IN THE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE SIGN TO OPEN OR CLOSE IN AN IMPROPER POSITION, OR TO NOT OPEN AT ALL.

Consequence

SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.

Remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT'S CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICE AT 336-889-4871.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS CONVENTIONAL 2002 13,583
THOMAS CONVENTIONAL 2003 13,583
THOMAS CONVENTIONAL 2004 13,583
THOMAS ER 2002 13,583
THOMAS ER 2003 13,583
THOMAS ER 2004 13,583
THOMAS ER 2005 13,583
THOMAS HDX 2002 13,583
THOMAS HDX 2003 13,583
THOMAS HDX 2004 13,583
THOMAS HDX 2005 13,583
THOMAS MINOTOUR 2002 13,583
THOMAS MINOTOUR 2003 13,583
THOMAS MINOTOUR 2004 13,583
THOMAS MINOTOUR 2005 13,583
THOMAS MVP EF 2002 13,583
THOMAS MVP EF 2003 13,583
THOMAS MVP EF 2004 13,583
THOMAS MVP EF 2005 13,583
THOMAS MVP ER 2002 13,583
THOMAS MVP ER 2003 13,583
THOMAS MVP ER 2004 13,583
THOMAS MVP ER 2005 13,583
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONAL 2001 13,583

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V340000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.