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NHTSA recall 00V232011

Service brakes, air › Antilock

Thomas Er Transit and 2 more

Reported Aug 7, 20004,780 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Feb 13, 1998 – Aug 3, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: school bus chassis and emergency vehicles built with bendix air ABS with an EC-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.

The risk

This condition could cause the ABS ecu to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. this could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the ABS ecu.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Er Transit
1997199819992000
Thomas Mvp Ef
1997199819992000
Thomas Mvp Er
1997199819992000

Notes

Owner notification began august 29, 2000, to school buses and emergency vehicle customers. Owners of the remaining population were sent letters on september 9, 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).