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NHTSA recall 99V174000

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting

Thomas Minotour

Reported Jul 2, 1999274 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jul 1, 1997 – May 19, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school and transit buses built on general motors chassis. to install the new aluminum minotour body, two fuel tank strap fasteners were loosened. re-tightening these fasteners can result in loss of clamp load, resulting in the fuel tank falling off the vehicle.

The risk

If the fuel tank fell, fuel leakage could occur, increasing the risk of a fire or explosion.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the fasteners.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Minotour
19971998

Notes

Owner notification began september 10, 1999. 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 1-336-881-7219.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).