NHTSA recall 98V229000
Seats
Thomas CL960 and 5 more
Reported Sep 17, 19984,300 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Apr 1, 1996 – Apr 10, 1998
The defect
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with national seating series 93b-sb driver seat. a bracket attaching to the height adjusting shock absorber on the driver's seat can deform and break.
The risk
This condition can result in a sudden drop of the driver's seat, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle and a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will add a reinforcement to the bracket, or if the bracket IS deformed and/or broken, the entire seat base will be replaced.