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NHTSA recall 95V004000

Seat belts › Front › Retractor

Thomas Conventional and 3 more

Reported Jan 11, 19953,076 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jun 1, 1993 – Aug 1, 1994

The defect

The metal housing of the safety belt retractors on automatic locking retractor/emergency locking retractor safety belts can become deformed preventing extension and/or retraction of the belt.

The risk

Passengers would be unable to extend or retract their safety belts and would be at a risk of injury in the event of an accident.

The remedy

Dealers will install a hardened washer which will decrease the possibility of deformation of the safety belt retractor. Damaged retractors will be replaced.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Conventional
19931994
Thomas Mvp
19931994
Thomas Saf-T-Liner
19931994
Thomas Vista
19931994

Notes

System: interior system; active restraints; belt retractors.vehicle description: transit and school buses.note: if the vehicle IS presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy IS not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact thomas built at 1-910-889-4871. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.