Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Thomas BUS

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

2 campaigns
92V013000·VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1992-01-03

THE CENTER ACTUATOR THAT RELEASES TWO CATCHES VIA TWO PULL RODS CAN BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL FROM POOR OR IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, LACK OF LUBRICATION, CORROSION, OR A COMBINATION ALL THREE CAUSES.

RiskWHEN THE CENTER ACTUATOR IS NON-FUNCTIONAL, THE WINDOWIS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN, AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT IN CASEOF A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT.

FixREMOVE THE OLD CENTER ACTUATOR AND INSTALL AN IMPROVED ACTUATOR.

91V006000·VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1991-10-03

RELEASE HANDLE FOR REAR PUSH OUT WINDOW IS NOT LOCATED IN AREA REQUIRED BY S5.2.3.1(B) OF FMVSS 217.

RiskBUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARDS; IN AN EMERGENCY,EXIT FROM THE PUSH-OUT WINDOW COULD BE HAMPERED.

FixINSTALL NEW INTERIOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS.

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