The defect
SOME TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE TRIGGERS WERE NOT X-RAYED. THESE TRIGGERS COULD CONTAIN INTERNAL VOIDS THAT WOULD MAKE THE TRIGGERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVANCED CREEP CAUSING FALSE ACTIVATION AND VENTING OF THE CNG.
The risk
VENTING OF THE CNG COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL REPLACE THE TYPE III PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH THE NEWER DESIGN "GENERATION 2.5" PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
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 | 1993 | 0 | 10 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1994 | 0 | 13 |
| Thomas SAF-T-Liner | 1995 | 1 | 11 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 1995
3 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the fuel system, other; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 95V188001 30 Aug 1995 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 95V111000 6 Jun 1995 | AIRSTREAM, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995