NHTSA recall campaign

97V020000

Service Brakes, Air

Check my VIN
2Affected configurations shown55Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentService Brakes, Air
Report receivedJun 2, 1998
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THESE BUSES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THOMAS BUILT WILL PROVIDE THE OWNERS WITH REPAIR PARTS AND A DETAILED REPAIR PROCEDURE. THE REPAIR WILL CONSIST OF CHANGING THE ORIGINAL REAR SLACK ADJUSTERS AND FRONT BRAKE CHAMBERS AND INCREASING THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 97V020000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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