NHTSA Recall 79V124000

NHTSA Campaign Id 79V124000; Date: May. 23, 1979

Recalled Vehicles:

1979 Thomas 1894;  1979 Thomas 1984;  1979 Thomas 2124;  1979 Thomas 2234;  1979 Thomas 2374;  1979 Thomas 2444

Component: Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

Manufactured by: Thomas Built Buses, Inc.

Affected Units:: 24

Recall Summary:

Plastic plugs are used to reduce heat build up in the fuel tank when vehicles are stored outside. These temporary plugs may not have been replaced with fusible safety plugs prior to vehicle sale.

How to Fix:

Dealer will replace plastic plugs with fusible safety plugs.

Recall Notes:

Vehicle description: school buses. System: fuel; fuel tank assembly. Consequences of defect: in fueling these buses, leakage through the plasticplug vent opening could be experienced, creating a fire hazard which could leadto personal injury.

Also see:

All recalls of Thomas vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.