The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses C2 | 2010 |
| Thomas Built Buses HDX | 2009, 2010 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2009, 2010 |
Components: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses C2 | 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Built Buses HDX | 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Built Buses HDX | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
Other other recalls in 2009
4 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the other; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 09V335000 25 Aug 2009 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 09V315000 4 Aug 2009 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 09V293000 28 Jul 2009 | NAVISTAR, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009