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NHTSA recall 79V124000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

Thomas 1894 and 5 more

Reported May 23, 197924 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jan 1, 1979 – Mar 1, 1979

The defect

Plastic plugs are used to reduce heat build up in the fuel tank when vehicles are stored outside. These temporary plugs may not have been replaced with fusible safety plugs prior to vehicle sale.

The remedy

Dealer will replace plastic plugs with fusible safety plugs.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas 1894
1979
Thomas 1984
1979
Thomas 2124
1979
Thomas 2234
1979
Thomas 2374
1979
Thomas 2444
1979

Notes

Vehicle description: school buses.system: fuel; fuel tank assembly.consequences of defect: in fueling these buses, leakage through the plasticplug vent opening could be experienced, creating a fire hazard which could leadto personal injury.