The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2011 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 2005 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2009. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY BECOME WEDGED AGAINST THE SCUFF PLATE AND BECOME STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION.
The risk
A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL RAISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 MVP-EF | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF | 2011 | 1 | 9 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2009
6 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the vehicle speed control; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 09V414000 23 Oct 2009 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 09V399000 13 Oct 2009 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 09V388000 5 Oct 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V360000 17 Sept 2009 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 09V023000 16 Jan 2009 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009