2000 Thomas MVP EF recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with air brakes and a trw steering gear. The pinch bolt on the pitman arm contacts the exhaust port on the air brake treadle valve during steering maneuvers.
💥 The risk
This could result in increased steering effort or an over-steer condition.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add a spacer under the brake valve to provide sufficient clearance.
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
- 00V428000
- Manufacturer
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 557
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 16, 2001
- Built
- Apr 1, 2000 – Oct 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began august 16, 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).