NHTSA recall campaign
90V175000
ManufacturerTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Reported1990-10-04Affected300 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE COMBINATION OF TYPE 2 ELR SEAT BELT AND SUSPENSION TYPE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSES SAFETY BELT CINCHING WHICH BECOMES SEVERE ENOUGH TO DISTRACT OR HINDER DRIVER FROM NORMAL OPERATION OF BUS.
Risk
DISTRACTION OF DRIVER COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL SEAT BELT THAT INCORPORATES SOME ANTI-CINCHING FEATURES AND A NEW SET OF TETHER STRAPS FOR SUSPENSION SEAT.
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