The defect
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT IN THE PRNDL INDICATOR.
The risk
PRNDL MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BE UNAWAREOF THE GEAR POSITION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CORRECT THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Citiliner | 1993, 1994 |
| Thomas MVP | 1993, 1994 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1993, 1994 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
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 Citiliner | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Citiliner | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas MVP | 1993 | 0 | 6 |
| Thomas MVP | 1994 | 0 | 8 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1993 | 0 | 10 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1994 | 0 | 13 |
Other power train recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the power train; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 95V221000 16 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V174000 14 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V159000 17 Aug 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V139000 26 Jul 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V099000 16 May 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V096000 15 May 1995 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V068000 29 Mar 1995 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 95V026000 16 Feb 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995