NHTSA recall 07V544000
Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers
Thomas Er and 4 more
Reported Nov 29, 200733,303 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER LLCMaker’s number FL-516Built Oct 23, 2000 – Jan 24, 2006
The defect
Certain 2001 through 2008 thomas built FS-56, er, mvp er, hdx, and mvp ef school buses manufactured from october 23, 2000, through january 24, 2006, equipped with tyco pc board and type II auto reset circuit breakers. type II auto reset circuit breaker temperatures may exceed the rating of the tyco pc board causing the boards to melt potentially resulting in a vehicle fire.
The risk
A vehicle fire can occur possibly resulting in a crash.
The remedy
Thomas built will notify owners and repair the buses by replacing the type II auto reset circuit breakers with manual circuit breakers, and the jumper cable. the recall began on march 28, 2008. owners may contact thomas built customer support office at 336-889-4871.