2000–2001 Thomas CL100 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: small commercial buses. The trans/air air-conditioning compressor belt guard CAN rub against the brake line.
💥 The risk
If the brake line wears through, the vehicle will lose brake pressure without prior warning, affecting the capability to stop the vehicle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replaced the belt guard with a revised version to provide greater clearance between the brake line and guard and a metal guard will be secured to the brake line. Owner notification began august 8, 2002. 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 1-336-841-5924.
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
- 01V213001
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 69
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 8, 2002
- Built
- Nov 1, 2000 – May 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).