Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 25, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 75. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SOME TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE TRIGGERS WERE NOT X-RAYED. THESE TRIGGERS COULD CONTAIN INTERNAL VOIDS THAT WOULD MAKE THE TRIGGERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVANCED CREEP CAUSING FALSE ACTIVATION AND VENTING OF THE CNG.
The risk
VENTING OF THE CNG COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL REPLACE THE TYPE III PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH THE NEWER DESIGN "GENERATION 2.5" PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 10 | 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 95V188002.
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