Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 9, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,180. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSE CAME OFF DURING FMVSS 301 COMPLIANCE TEST.
The risk
SEPARATION OF FUEL FILLER AND VENT HOSE FROM FUEL TANKCAUSES FUEL TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE SPILLED FUEL COULD CATCH FIRE NEARAN IGNITION SOURCE; VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
The remedy
TIGHTEN THE CLAMPS HOLDING THE HOSES TO THE TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER TUBE.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Thomas MVP Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 1 | 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 91V052000.
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