2000 Thomas Conventional & 2000 Thomas ER Model + 3 more recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
💥 The risk
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
🔧 The fix
Am-safe notified thomas built's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. Owner notification began september 21, 2000. 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 1-336-889-4871.
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
- 01V097009
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 129
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 21, 2001
- Built
- Aug 7, 2000 – Aug 18, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).