- Vehicles
- 1,441
- Built between
- Dec 2005 – Sep 2006
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 January 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2005 and September 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006-2007 Thomas Built Buses C2Built December 2005 to September 2006
What the defect is
Certain thomas built 2006 and 2007 C2 school buses manufactured between december 21, 2005, and september 4, 2006. The inlet air fitting welded to the base plate was manufactured inconsistently, possibly allowing the fitting to separate. Separation of the inlet fitting will prevent the actuating air from powering the crossing arm and may not deploy.
What could happen
A non-deploying crossing arm allows some student passengers to not be visible to the driver as they cross in front of the bus during pick-up or discharge, present a risk to them.
What gets fixed
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2005 to September 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 January 2007
- Owners notified29 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 4 January 2007.
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 may call thomas built at 336-889-4871 or contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-488
- Recalling manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- 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
Freightliner recall no FL-488.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.