2006–2007 Thomas Built Buses FS-65 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain my 2006 and 2007 freightliner FS-65 school and shuttle bus chassis equipped with caterpillar C7 engines and hydraulic brake line p/no A12-21572-000. The front brake lines may have been improperly secured allowing the brake line to contact the engine coolant plumbing components.
💥 The risk
This could cause a loss of brake fluid and reduced brake performance potentially resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Freightliner will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on july 12, 2007. Owners CAN contact thomas built at 336-889-4871 or contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.
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
- 07V234000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-497
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 431
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 12, 2007
- Built
- Aug 11, 2005 – Jul 3, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-497.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.