- Vehicles
- 3,278
- Built between
- Dec 2005 – Aug 2006
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 January 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2005 and August 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Transpec 4000Built December 2005 to August 2006
- Transpec 6000Built December 2005 to August 2006
- Transpec 7000Built December 2005 to August 2006
- Transpec 8000Built December 2005 to August 2006
What the defect is
Certain model 4000 transpec safety cross air operated crossing arms, and models 6000, 7000, and 8000 transpec safety stop air operated stop arms manufactured between december 21, 2005, and august 28, 2006 (excluding units manufactured between april 26 and june 1, 2006) installed as original equipment on thomas built and ic corporation school buses and sold for aftermarket replacement equipment. The air supply fitting may separate from the base plate, preventing actuation air from reaching the stop arm and/or crossing arm. This condition will result in nondeployment of the stop arm and/or crossing arm during a school bus stop to pick-up or discharge passengers.
What could happen
If the stop arm does not deploy, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing motorists should the motorist not stop at the correct location. If a crossing arm does not deploy, a child may enter the drivers blind spot in front of the bus, and be endangered by the bus.
What gets fixed
THOMAS BUILT AND IC CORPORATION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE STOP ARMS AND/OR CROSS ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. TRANSPEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS WHO PURCHASED THE SUBJECT STOP ARMS AND/OR CROSS ARMS AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITHA FREE REPAIR KIT (P/N 4819-000).
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2005 to August 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 November 2006
- Owners notified12 January 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 November 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact the manufacturer of their vehicle(s) or, for further information owners may contact transpec at 586-274-9400. Transpec will notify owners who purchased any stop arm/cross arm units and repair them free of charge.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRANSPEC WORLDWIDE
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.