NHTSA recall campaign
93E029002
ManufacturerTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Reported1993-10-01Affected124 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
A GAP BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REMOTE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR ADAPTER, CAUSED BY AN OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION CONDITION OF THE ADAPTER, RESULTS IN BRAKE FLUID LOSS DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.
Risk
BRAKE FLUID LOSS RESULTS IN LOSS OF PRESSURE CAUSINGPARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION ADAPTERS.
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