The defect
THE DRIVESHAFT USED WITH SOME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COMBINATIONS HAD INSUFFICIENT WELDS JOINING SOME OF THE COMPONENTS.
The risk
THE BAD WELDS CAN DEVELOP CRACKS THAT CAN CAUSE COMPLETESEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER FOR THEVEHICLE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
REPLACE DEFECTIVE NORTH AMERICAN DRIVESHAFTS WITH SPICER DRIVESHAFTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Bus | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 Bus | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas Bus | 1989 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas Bus | 1990 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Bus | 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas Bus | 1992 | 0 | 5 |
Other power train recalls in 1992
6 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the power train; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 92V154000 23 Oct 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V143000 8 Oct 1992 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 92V092000 3 Aug 1992 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 92V098000 8 Jul 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V008000 24 Jan 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992