NHTSA campaign 00V232011 · Part 573 safety recall report

Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock

Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 7, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,780. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.

The risk

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU.

12 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2000 Thomas ER Transit	0	7
2000 Thomas MVP EF	0	11
2000 Thomas MVP ER	0	12
1999 Thomas ER Transit	0	6
1999 Thomas MVP EF	0	10
1999 Thomas MVP ER	0	9
1998 Thomas ER Transit	0	6
1998 Thomas MVP EF	3	8
1998 Thomas MVP ER	0	7
1997 Thomas ER Transit	0	7
1997 Thomas MVP EF	2	6
1997 Thomas MVP ER	0	6

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V232011.

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