NHTSA recall campaign
95V188002
ManufacturerTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Reported1995-09-25Affected75 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
SOME TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE TRIGGERS WERE NOT X-RAYED. THESE TRIGGERS COULD CONTAIN INTERNAL VOIDS THAT WOULD MAKE THE TRIGGERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVANCED CREEP CAUSING FALSE ACTIVATION AND VENTING OF THE CNG.
Risk
VENTING OF THE CNG COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
THOMAS BUILT WILL REPLACE THE TYPE III PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH THE NEWER DESIGN "GENERATION 2.5" PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE.
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