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NHTSA recall 98V011000

Visibility › Rearview mirrors/devices

Thomas Conventional

Reported Jan 21, 1998241 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Mar 1, 1997 – Mar 31, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses. these vehicles do not comply with the visibility requirements of fmvss no. 111, "rearview mirrors."

The risk

The driver of the bus may not have a clear and unobstructed view to the rear.

The remedy

New mirrors which incorporate mirror arms that will move the cross view mirrors forward will be installed on these vehicles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Conventional
19971998

Notes

Owner notification began april 8, 1998. 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 thomas built at 1-910-889-4871.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).