The defect
IN A FRONT END COLLISION, DUAL FUEL TANKS MAY SLIDE ON THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ALLOWING THE FUEL CROSSOVER PIPE END FITTINGS TO CONTACT A PIPE SUPPORT AND PROTECTION GUARD.
The risk
THIS CONTACT MAY BREAK OR CRACK THE FITTINGS, RESULTINGIN A FUEL LEAK.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW FUEL LINE GUARD, FASTENERS AND, IF NECESSARY, A FITTING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK 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 SAF-T-Liner | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Transit Liner | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1987
28 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 87V199000 30 Dec 1987 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 87V191000 18 Dec 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V186000 7 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V184000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V157000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V155000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V151000 21 Sept 1987 | MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC |
| 87V142000 9 Sept 1987 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987