The defect
INCORRECT SCREWS WERE USED TO ATTACH THE PLYWOOD SEAT BACK TO THE SEAT FRAME.
The risk
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK DOES NOT MEET THE STRENGTHREQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEM". SHOULD THE SEAT BACK FAIL WHILETHE BUS IS IN MOTION, THE OPERATOR COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE BUS.
The remedy
REMOVE INCORRECT SCREWS ATTACHING THE PLYWOOD BACK TO THE SEAT FRAME AND INSTALL PROPER SCREWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Bus | 1991, 1992 |
| Thomas School Bus | 1991, 1992 |
Components: SEATS
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 | 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas Bus | 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas School Bus | 1991 | 0 | 11 |
| Thomas School Bus | 1992 | 0 | 10 |
Other seats recalls in 1992
6 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the seats; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 92V183000 17 Dec 1992 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 92V177000 2 Dec 1992 | BOSS MFG. AND DIST.,INC. |
| 92V157000 2 Nov 1992 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 92V124000 1 Sept 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V055000 14 Apr 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992