Thomas Built Buses, Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Drum › Chamber
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 3, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 695. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE CHAMBER AND THE SUSPENSION BEAM CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE CHAMBER CLAMP BAND.
The risk
IF THE DAMAGE TO THE CLAMP BAND RESULTED IN BAND BREAKAGE, THE CHAMBER COULD COME APART RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD AUTOMATICALLY APPLY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE CHAMBER FOR SIGNS OF CONTACT. IF CONTACT IS INDICATED, THE BRAKE CAM SHAFT AND CHAMBER SUPPORT BRACKET WILL BE REPLACED, ELIMINATING THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE CHAMBER AND THE SUSPENSION BEAM.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 1992 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 0 | 5 | 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 97V030000.
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