Thomas Saf-t-liner Er 2003
Model Saf-t-liner Er made in 2003 by Thomas got 1 recall. There was one recall concerning vehicle speed control .
Model 2003
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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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V208000 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | from 11/01/2002 to 02/28/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 153 | MFR | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. | 04/27/2005 | 05/09/2005 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain my 2002-2005 thomas built saf-t-liner er school buses and er transit buses manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005 and equipped with john deere 8.1l compressed natural gas engines models hfn01 and hfn03. the engine control unit and throttle can unexpectedly surge. these units fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, accelerator control systems. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A sudden engine surge could possibly result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | John deere will notify the customers of freightliner/thomas built and will update the engine control unit software free of charge. owners may contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers 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. | |||||||||||||||