The defect
A DECAL WARNING OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER IN USING STARTING FLUID TO START THE ENGINE WAS OMITTED.
The risk
IGNITION OF THE STARTER FLUID BY THE HEATING ELEMENT CAN RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
CUSTOMERS WILL BE SENT WARNING DECALS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas School Bus | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Thomas Transit Bus | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 School Bus | 1991 | 0 | 11 |
| Thomas School Bus | 1992 | 0 | 10 |
| Thomas School Bus | 1993 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Transit Bus | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Transit Bus | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Transit Bus | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1994
21 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the equipment; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 94V250000 29 Dec 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V239000 1 Dec 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V227000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V209000 31 Oct 1994 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 94V195001 18 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V003000 6 Oct 1994 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 94V171000 7 Sept 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V166000 1 Sept 1994 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994