NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V096000

Structure › Body — Thomas · reported 2 Jul 1987 · 7,330 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

OPENING THE ROOF HATCH PAST 90 DEGREES CAN DISENGAGE THE HINGE PIN RETAINER RING ALLOWING THE HINGE PINS TO WORK OUT.

The risk

ROOF HATCH COULD SEPARATE FROM THE BUS AND INJUREINDIVIDUALS IN THE VICINITY.

The fix

INSTALL TWO HINGE PINS TO PREVENT ROOF HATCH SEPARATION.

SYSTEM: ROOF HATCH.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES AND SCHOOL BUSES WITH EMERGENCY ROOF EXISTS.

NHTSA campaign

87V096000

Filed by

Thomas Built Buses, Inc.

Report received

2 Jul 1987

Owners notified

22 Jun 1987

Potentially affected

7,330

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.

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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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