Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 336. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE CAP SCREWS THAT HOLD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINKAGES ONTO THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS OF THE 90 DEGREE STEERING GEAR BOX WERE IMPROPERLY TORQUED, AND CAN SEPARATE FROM THE LINKAGE CONNECTIONS. ALSO, THE KEYS WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THE KEYWAYS OF THE STEERING LINKAGE AND THE STEERING BOX SHAFT.
The risk
THE CAP SCREW SEPARATING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE LINKAGE/90 DEGREE GEAR BOX AND THE MISSING KEYS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHICFAILURE OF THE STEERING SYSTEM WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REMOVE ALL FASTENERS CONNECTING THE STEERING GEAR BOX INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS TO THE INTERMEDIATE LINKAGES AND REASSEMBLE WITH NEW KEYS, CAP SCREWS, WASHERS, AND NUTS.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Thomas All Star | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thomas Type D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Thomas All Star | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Thomas Type D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Thomas All Star | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Thomas Type D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Thomas All Star | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Thomas Type D | 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 93V142001.
Full record for the 1993 Thomas All Star → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →