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NHTSA Campaign 07V544000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Issued by FREIGHTLINER LLC · Reported Nov 29, 2007 · 33,303 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2008 THOMAS BUILT FS-56, ER, MVP ER, HDX, AND MVP EF SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 23, 2000, THROUGH JANUARY 24, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH TYCO PC BOARD AND TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS. TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED THE RATING OF THE TYCO PC BOARD CAUSING THE BOARDS TO MELT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Consequence

A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPLACING THE TYPE II AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH MANUAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND THE JUMPER CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICE AT 336-889-4871.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS ER 2001 33,303
THOMAS ER 2002 33,303
THOMAS ER 2003 33,303
THOMAS ER 2004 33,303
THOMAS ER 2005 33,303
THOMAS ER 2006 33,303
THOMAS ER 2007 33,303
THOMAS ER 2008 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2001 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2002 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2003 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2004 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2005 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2006 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2007 33,303
THOMAS MVP EF 2008 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2001 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2002 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2003 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2004 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2005 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2006 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2007 33,303
THOMAS MVP ER 2008 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2001 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2002 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2003 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2004 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2005 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2006 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2007 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2008 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2001 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2002 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2003 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2004 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2005 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2006 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2007 33,303
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2008 33,303

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V544000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.