Air Bags
Filed Mar 14, 2002AR
THE AIR BAG DEFLATED CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE BUS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE, BUT THE AIR BAG DEFLATED AGAIN. *YH
2002 Thomas Saf-T-Liner
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train › Driveline › DriveshaftCrash
Filed Feb 12, 2002AR
DRIVER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE BUS AND PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE BUS. AIR RIDE BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. FOUND PROBLEM - A NUT HAD FALLEN OFF THE CONTROL ARM OF THE AIR PRESSURE VALVE, CAUSING AIR RIDE BAGS TO DEFLATE. IT WAS REPAIRED. BUS CONTINUED ON ROUTE. 15-20 SECONDS INTO ROUTE, DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AND BROKE OFF THE BUS, STRIKING A PASSING VEHICLE. IT KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK OF THE PASSING VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT WARNED THAT IF AIR RIDE BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, THE DRIVE LINE WOULD FAIL, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH TO STUDENTS ON THE BUS, PASSING MOTORISTS OR PEDESTRIANS.*AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.