2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks is recalling 5 my 2006 thomas built FS-65 school buses manufactured between june 1 and june 8, 2006, equipped with maxon wheelchair lifts. Bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."
💥 The risk
Injury could occur to the lift user.
🔧 The fix
Daimler trucks will notify owners and provide a free remedy which will be performed by thomas built dealerships. The recall began on august 27, 2008. Owners may 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
- 08V321000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-533
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 27, 2008
- Built
- Jun 1, 2006 – Jun 8, 2006
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Daimler trucks' recall no. FL-533.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.