Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Structure › Body
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 17, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,358. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD, SUCH AS A LONG DRAWSTRING, SASH, OR BACKPACK/BOOKBAG ACCESSORY CAN BECOME CAUGHT IN A SMALL OPENING AT THE FLOOR LEVEL OF THE FORWARD DOOR POST.
The risk
A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING COULD BECOME CAUGHT IN THE SMALL OPENING AND IF THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
A FILLER PLATE WILL BE ATTACHED ON THOMAS CONVENTIONALS OR A PIECE OF RUBBER TRIM ON THOMAS VISTAS TO THE FORWARD DOOR POST AT THE FLOOR LEVEL TO COVER THE OPENING AND ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SNAGGING.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Thomas Vista | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Thomas Vista | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Thomas Vista | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Thomas Vista | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Thomas Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Thomas Vista | 0 | 4 | 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 96V105000.
Full record for the 1995 Thomas Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →