Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 1, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 350. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ROOF HATCHES ON THESE BUSES DO NOT MEET THE EXTERIOR HANDLE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, RESCUE PERSONNEL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE ROOF HATCHES FROM THE OUTSIDE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING ROOF HATCH LID AND REPLACE IT WITH A LID EQUIPPED WITH AN EXTERIOR HANDLE.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Thomas Minotour | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Thomas Vista | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Minotour | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Vista | 0 | 9 | 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 95V087000.
Full record for the 1995 Thomas Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →