Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 3, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,133. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
IF PAPER OR TRASH FALLS DOWN THE RED DOT HEATER VENTS IT COULD IGNITE.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A HEATER FIRE AND AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE CAGE AROUND THE HEATER RESISTOR.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Thomas Vista | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thomas Vista | 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 95V040000.
Full record for the 1994 Thomas Vista → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →