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NHTSA recall 99V176000

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

Thomas Mvp

Reported Jul 2, 19991,307 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Mar 1, 1994 – Mar 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with electronic engines. the bottom edge of the accelerator pedal can catch on the floor mat when the pedal IS fully depressed. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 124, "accelerator control systems."

The risk

If the accelerator pedal catches on the floor mat, engine overspeed could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install a new accelerator pedal mounting bracket to raise the accelerator so the pedal does not catch on the floor mat.

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Mvp
199419951996199719981999

Notes

Owner notification began november 17, 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 1-336-841-5992. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).