Thomas Conventional, Minotour, Vista (1994): Equipment
Recall 94V171000 · Sep 7, 1994 · Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
206
vehicles affected
206
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 94V171000
- Date
- Sep 7, 1994
- Maker
- Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
- Units affected
- 206
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Other > Labels
- Model years
- 1994
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
RETROFLECTIVE MARKINGS ON REQUIRED EMERGENCY EXITS DO NOT MEET THE LOCATION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
What can happen
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THE RETROFLECTIVE MARKINGS ARE NOT PROPERLY LOCATED AT EMERGENCY EXITS, OCCUPANTS COULD NOT EASILY IDENTIFY SUCH EXITS IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL REFLECTIVE TAPE AROUND EACH EMERGENCY DOOR'S OUTSIDE PERIMETER.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 94V171000?
3 models: Thomas Conventional (1994), Thomas Minotour (1994), Thomas Vista (1994), about 206 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 94V171000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL REFLECTIVE TAPE AROUND EACH EMERGENCY DOOR'S OUTSIDE PERIMETER.
What can happen?
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THE RETROFLECTIVE MARKINGS ARE NOT PROPERLY LOCATED AT EMERGENCY EXITS, OCCUPANTS COULD NOT EASILY IDENTIFY SUCH EXITS IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.