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NHTSA Campaign 06V496000

OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY

Issued by FREIGHTLINER LLC · Reported Dec 29, 2006 · 2,108 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN THOMAS BUILT 2006 AND 2007 C2 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 21, 2005, AND SEPTEMBER 4, 2006. THE STOP ARM MAY NOT DEPLOY.

Consequence

A NON-DEPLOYING STOP ARM MAY ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO PASS THE SCHOOL BUS DURING PICK-UP OR DISCHARGE OF CHILDREN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CALL THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871 OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES C2 2006 2,108
THOMAS BUILT BUSES C2 2007 2,108

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V496000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.