1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
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Owner Complaints
1
Recall
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Service Bulletins
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Investigations
Overview of the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
The 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There has been 1 recall campaign affecting this vehicle, covering issues with STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR.
Recalls for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL, potentially affecting up to 24,698 vehicles.
Recall 16V395000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
| 24,698 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2017 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 1998-1999 Vista, 2003 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2013-2017 Saf-T-liner C2, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2013-2017 Saf-T-Liner HDX. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode.
Consequence: If the stem corrodes, the door handle could detach from the emergency door opening mechanism, delaying the opening of the door and the evacuation of the bus. In the event of an emergency, this may increase the risk of injury to the bus occupants.
Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on December 16,...
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No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL.
Safety Rating for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL
- 1999 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL (current)
- 2000 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL — 0 complaints
- 2002 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL — 0 complaints
- 2003 THOMAS BUILT BUSES CONVENTIONAL — 1 complaint
Other THOMAS BUILT BUSES Models
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 — 25 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES C2 — 10 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX — 10 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 — 6 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP EF — 4 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR — 3 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES EF — 2 total complaints
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX — 2 total complaints