NHTSA Recall 05V208000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V208000; Date: Apr. 27, 2005
A sudden engine surge could possibly result in a vehicle crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2002 Thomas ER; 2003 Thomas ER; 2004 Thomas ER; 2005 Thomas ER; 2002 Thomas Saf-t-liner Er; 2003 Thomas Saf-t-liner Er; 2004 Thomas Saf-t-liner Er; 2005 Thomas Saf-t-liner Er
Component: Vehicle Speed Control
Manufactured by: Freightliner Llc
Affected Units:: 153
Recall Summary:
Certain my 2002-2005 thomas built saf-t-liner er school buses and er transit buses manufactured between November 2002 and February 2005 and equipped with john deere 8. 1l compressed natural gas engines models hfn01 and hfn03. The engine control unit and throttle can unexpectedly surge. These units fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, accelerator control systems.
How to Fix:
John deere will notify the customers of freightliner/thomas built and will update the engine control unit software free of charge. Owners may contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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