Defect Description For Recall
Certain School Buses With Weldon Technologies’ 5050-1400 Surface Mount Marker Lights Have An Option To Replace Each Of The Twelve Clearance/Marker/Identification Lights With Four-Candlepower Lights, Twice The Candlepower Normally Used. The Higher Current Demand Created By These Lights Can Cause Excessive Heat Through The Headlight Switch ConneCTIon If A Relay Is Not Installed Between The Combination Tail/Marker Light Circuit And The Headlight Switch.
Make Of Vehicle
THOMAS
Model Of Vehicle
ER TRANSIT
Year
1996
Recall Campaign Number
00V174000
Component Description
Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch
Effect Of Defect
This Can Result In Deformation Of The Plastic Connectors That Connect The Headlight Switch To Its Wiring Harness.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Install A Relay To Reduce The Current Draw Through The Headlight Switch. Owner Notification Began September 8, 2000. 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.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Freightliner Llc
Start Of Manufacture
19941201
End Of Manufacture
20000731
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
803
Date Owners Notified
20000908
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
Date Report Received
20000630