Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 1, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 24,570. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE CURRENT PRODUCTION STATIONARY WINDOW ASSEMBLIES ALLOW THE GLASS TO DISENGAGE FROM THE RUBBER AND/OR FRAME.
The risk
THE WINDOWS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217, "BUS WINDOWRETENTION AND RELEASE."
The remedy
INSTALL TWO RETAINING CLIPS AT EACH NON-COMPLYING WINDOW.
36 model years covered
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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 93V013000.
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