Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2009
Model Hdx made in 2009 by Thomas Built Buses got 2 consumer complains, 2 investigations there are 5 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, exterior lighting. Technical service bulletines regarding equipment adaptive. The car had one investigation (electrical system). There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, engine and engine cooling and other.
Model 2009
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 | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V622000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 02/01/2002 to 10/17/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 18198 | 07/06/2009 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 11/26/2008 | 12/01/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling 18,198 my 2003-2009 thomas built er, mvp-er, hdx, and mvp-ef school and transit buses equipped with a dual power switch and manufactured from february 1, 2002 through october 17, 2008. solid state circuit breakers may trip unnecessarily potentially resulting in a loss of power to the bus chassis and body electrical circuits causing an unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Unexpected loss of engine power and exterior lighting could result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Thomas built bus dealers will replace the solid state dual power switch with a mechanical circuit production (mega fuse). the recall is expected to begin during april 2009. owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler truck recall no. fl-539.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. | |||||||||||||||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V184000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 11/20/2007 to 05/08/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 118 | ODI | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/03/2010 | 05/03/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx non school buses manufactured beginning november 20, 2007 through may 8, 2009. the heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. dtna has not yet provided the agency with a notification schedule. owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 10V183000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 11/15/2007 to 06/15/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 1515 | ODI | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/03/2010 | 05/03/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Dtna is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 hdx school buses manufactured on november 15, 2007 through june 15, 2009. the heater coolant flow valve actuator 0-ring may allow coolant leakage into the heater core compartment and the actuator pc board area potentially causing the actuator to overheat and/or melt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An overheated and/or melted actuator may result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dtna will notify owners and repairs will be performed by thomas built dealerships free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about july 9, 2010. owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V455000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 06/23/2004 to 03/15/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 43 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 08/31/2011 | 09/06/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner m2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2004, through march 15, 2011, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. the safety recall is expected to begin during september 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. this recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-5.owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| OTHER - SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V394000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 03/31/2008 to 02/18/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 2922 | 02/03/2010 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 10/02/2009 | 10/07/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 thomas built school buses manufactured between march 31, 2008 and february 18, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 led light kits. a change to the wire used in the led light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms. the lights may stop functioning without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should the led lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus would be decreased, possibly endangering a child or pedestrian to injury by passing vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Thomas built will notify owners and light kits will be replaced free of charge. the safety recall began on february 3, 2010. owners may contact thomas built at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks recall no. fl-562.owners may also 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 | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||||
| PSB-13-40 | 01/13/2012 | 10043688 | Thomas built: to prevent possible contact with dpf, a bracket is added to limit swing of driver's side mud flap, while unit is in transit. *pe | 04/20/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | ||||||
| PE10011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/21/2010 | 05/26/2010 | Dash Fires | 10V184000 | |
| This investigation was opened after odilearned of two dash fires that occurred on model year 2008 rear engine school buses.this investigation was opened to further study these fires and assess the risk. on april 30, 2010, daimler filed a defect report concerning this matter. school buses built between november 15, 2007, through june 15, 2009, and non-school buses built between november 20, 2007, through may 8, 2009 will have thedash heater actuator replaced with a more robust actuator to prevent leakage of coolant. this safety recall resolves the issue raised by this investigation and this investigation is closed. | ||||||
| PE10011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/21/2010 | 05/26/2010 | Dash Fires | 10V183000 | |
| This investigation was opened after odilearned of two dash fires that occurred on model year 2008 rear engine school buses.this investigation was opened to further study these fires and assess the risk. on april 30, 2010, daimler filed a defect report concerning this matter. school buses built between november 15, 2007, through june 15, 2009, and non-school buses built between november 20, 2007, through may 8, 2009 will have thedash heater actuator replaced with a more robust actuator to prevent leakage of coolant. this safety recall resolves the issue raised by this investigation and this investigation is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 20351 | ||
| 1. after driving the 2009 thomas hdx bus for a couple of hours, driver was bringing the bus to a stop, and before he activated the doors or any other electrical accessories, he saw smoke coming up from the dash in front of the steering wheel. he reported the smoke coming from the top of the dash near the windshield, not from the bottom of the dash and not from the vent located above the switch panel to the left of the operator's seat. driver shut the bus off. approx. 5-10 minutes later, smoke was seen coming from the operator's window and the open folding doors. flames were observed burning across the inside of the front of the bus. fire department notified, arrived in approx. 5-10 minutes and extinguished the fire. 2. bus was determined to be a total loss. 3. investigation to determine origin and cause of the fire indeterminate as to specific component in the circuit breaker area; however thomas subsequently issued a recall. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/25/2010 | 26000 | ||
| I received a notice (nhtsa campaign id number : 10v177) yesterday regarding stoplamp failure on thomas c2 buses. our school district has experienced a similar problem of intermittant stoplamp operation on one of our 2009 hdx thomas buses. a resistor (not shown on thomas wiring diagrams) was placed in the wire from the stoplamp switch and was defective. | |||