NHTSA Campaign 08V088000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Feb 26, 2008 · 760 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 760 MY 2003-2007 THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 6, 2005 AND JULY 19, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, MODELS NL, NCL, OR NVL. THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEMS OF THE SUBJECT MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Consequence

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT DEALERSHIPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2003 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2004 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2005 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2006 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 2007 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2003 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2004 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2005 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2006 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2007 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2003 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2004 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2005 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2006 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2007 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2003 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2004 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2005 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2006 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF 2007 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2003 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2004 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2005 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2006 760
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2007 760

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V088000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.