NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V088000 · manufacturer campaign FL-524

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Thomas Built Buses · reported 26 Feb 2008 · 760 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 760 MY 2003-2007 THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 6, 2005 AND JULY 19, 2006, EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, MODELS NL, NCL, OR NVL. THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEMS OF THE SUBJECT MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

The risk

SHOULD THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM FAIL TO OPERATE, THE LIFT USER CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

The fix

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT DEALERSHIPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THOMAS BUILT AT 336-889-4871.

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-524.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
08V088000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-524
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
26 Feb 2008
Owners notified
8 Aug 2008
Potentially affected
760

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2003 Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 2004 Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 2005 Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 2006 Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 2007 Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 2003 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2004 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2005 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2006 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2007 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2003 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2004 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2005 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2003 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef 2004 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef 2005 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef 2006 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef 2007 Thomas Built Buses Mvp-ef 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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