Year · Make · Model

2002 Thomas SAF-T-LINER ER

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.

Recalls

1 campaign

05V208000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2005-04-27

CERTAIN MY 2002-2005 THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER ER SCHOOL BUSES AND ER TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2002 AND FEBRUARY 2005 AND EQUIPPED WITH JOHN DEERE 8.1L COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS ENGINES MODELS HFN01 AND HFN03. THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT AND THROTTLE CAN UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE. THESE UNITS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.

RiskA SUDDEN ENGINE SURGE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixJOHN DEERE WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS OF FREIGHTLINER/THOMAS BUILT AND WILL UPDATE THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JOHN DEERE AT 1-800-JD-ENGINE.

NHTSA investigations

1 action

PE07054·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS2007-11-09 → 2008-03-04

EMERGENCY DOOR HANDLE FAILURE

Led to recall08V087000