Freightliner LLC: Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Freightliner LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 25, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,666. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN MY 2004 THROUGH 2006 THOMAS BUILT HDX, EF, AND FS-65 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 4, 2004, AND FEBRUARY 14, 2006. THE BODY POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (PDM) WAS MANUFACTURED WITH COPPER CIRCUITS THAT ARE TOO THIN FOR THE ELECTRICAL LOADS ENCOUNTERED, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE BOARD TO OVERHEAT.
The risk
IF THE PDM OVERHEATS IT MAY GENERATE SMOKE AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPLACE THE PDM'S THIN COPPER CIRCUITS WITH THICKER COPPER CIRCUITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 1-877-660-4938.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Thomas Built Buses EF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS-65 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Thomas Built Buses HDX | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Thomas Built Buses EF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Thomas Built Buses FS-65 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Thomas Built Buses HDX | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Thomas Built Buses EF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Thomas Built Buses FS-65 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Thomas Built Buses HDX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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 06V136000.
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