2000 Thomas Conventional & 2000 Thomas Vista recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with kinedyne l series button track seating, fail to comply with FMVSS no. 222, ""school bus passenger seating and crash protection." incorrect fasteners were used to secure the button track to the bus floor.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the incorrect fasteners with the correct attachment hardware.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V380000
- Manufacturer
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 37
- Component
- SEATS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 9, 2001
- Built
- Nov 1, 1999 – Mar 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began march 9, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-881-7219.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).