Thomas Built Buses Fs65

Model Fs65 made by Thomas Built Buses got 2 investigations there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Technical service bulletines regarding structure. The car had one investigation (steering). There was one recall concerning electrical system .

Fs65 year 2005

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations

Model 2005

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES
06V421000	FREIGHTLINER LLC	from 01/03/2005 to 09/21/2006	V (Vehicle)	2200	02/16/2007	MFR	FREIGHTLINER LLC	11/02/2006	11/03/2006
Defect Summary	Certain my 2005 and 2006 thomas built fs65 and fs65 school bus chassis manufactured between january 3, 2005, and september 21, 2006. the battery cable may chafe on a bracket adjacent to the starter.
Consequence Summary	Chafing of the battery cable on the bracket may lead to a short circuit, resulting in a vehicle fire and possible injury to the occupants.
Corrective Summary	Freightliner will notify owners and reposition the battery cable free of charge. the recall began on february 16, 2007. owners may contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.
Notes	Freightliner recall no. fl-481.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.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
51R3	02/14/2008	10025902	Thomas built buses: there have been reports of the forward door leaf hex shaft breaking. *pe	09/15/2008
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
51R3	02/14/2008	10025902	Thomas built buses: there have been reports of the forward door leaf hex shaft breaking. *pe	09/15/2008

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject	Recall campaign
STEERING
EA07002	FREIGHTLINER LLC	01/30/2007	07/12/2007	STEERING COLUMN WELD CRACKS	07V289000
	As a result of the odi investigation, freightliner has agreed to recall (number 07v-289) all of the vehicles manufactured with steering columns potentially missing welds.the recall remedy will involve inspecting the recalled vehicles for missing welds and if found replace the steering column.early warning aggregate data submitted to nhtsa by freightliner suggested that a steering problem (ewr code 01) existed for the 2004 and 2005 century and columbia class vehicles.the count of field reports submitted for the first quarter of 2006 was higher than the average of the previous 6 quarters for the aggregate steering data.odi's further review of the ewr data foundfield reports that described steering column failures as a result of steering column welds cracking or breaking.information received from freightliner detailed failures of the steering columns on the subject vehicles.these failures were the result of missing and cracked welds on the steering column assembly.during testing of vehicles containing defective steering columns, odi determined that weld failures in the steering column create a situation where the vehicle becomes difficult to steer or may startle the driver upon failing, thus presenting a safety risk.a copy of the recall is attached.freightliner's action resolves the issues raised by this investigation and, therefore, this investigation is closed.
STEERING - COLUMN
EA07002	FREIGHTLINER LLC	01/30/2007	07/12/2007	STEERING COLUMN WELD CRACKS	07V289000
	As a result of the odi investigation, freightliner has agreed to recall (number 07v-289) all of the vehicles manufactured with steering columns potentially missing welds.the recall remedy will involve inspecting the recalled vehicles for missing welds and if found replace the steering column.early warning aggregate data submitted to nhtsa by freightliner suggested that a steering problem (ewr code 01) existed for the 2004 and 2005 century and columbia class vehicles.the count of field reports submitted for the first quarter of 2006 was higher than the average of the previous 6 quarters for the aggregate steering data.odi's further review of the ewr data foundfield reports that described steering column failures as a result of steering column welds cracking or breaking.information received from freightliner detailed failures of the steering columns on the subject vehicles.these failures were the result of missing and cracked welds on the steering column assembly.during testing of vehicles containing defective steering columns, odi determined that weld failures in the steering column create a situation where the vehicle becomes difficult to steer or may startle the driver upon failing, thus presenting a safety risk.a copy of the recall is attached.freightliner's action resolves the issues raised by this investigation and, therefore, this investigation is closed.