NHTSA Recall 00V360000
NHTSA Campaign Id 00V360000; Date: Nov. 3, 2000
Contact with this storage compartment does not meet the impact zone requirements of the standard.
Recalled Vehicles:
1977 Thomas Conventional; 1978 Thomas Conventional; 1979 Thomas Conventional; 1980 Thomas Conventional; 1981 Thomas Conventional; 1982 Thomas Conventional; 1983 Thomas Conventional; 1984 Thomas Conventional; 1985 Thomas Conventional; 1986 Thomas Conventional; 1987 Thomas Conventional; 1988 Thomas Conventional; 1989 Thomas Conventional; 1990 Thomas Conventional; 1991 Thomas Conventional; 1992 Thomas Conventional; 1993 Thomas Conventional; 1994 Thomas Conventional; 1995 Thomas Conventional; 1996 Thomas Conventional; 1997 Thomas Conventional; 1998 Thomas Conventional; 1999 Thomas Conventional; 2000 Thomas Conventional
Component: Unknown Or Other
Manufactured by: Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
Affected Units:: 11,500
Recall Summary:
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with a storage compartment overhead to the left of the driver fail to meet fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection. "
How to Fix:
dealers will add padding to the sides of the storage compartment. Owner notification began February 8, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
Recall Notes:
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 8, 2002
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