Recall Register

2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner. The newest campaign is 01V341000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 01V341000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the seat frame and the seat back cushion on these vehicles. Owner notification began november 13, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 336-889-4871.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 854 units in total.

  1. 01V341000Received . 708 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with syntec seats fail to conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." some seats (1) fail to meet the required four inch clearance during the test procedure, while still meeting the post test condition; (2) fail to meet the required frontal pre-load when testing under certain conditions; or (3) while still meeting the required force/defection, experience weld breakage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly protected.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the seat frame and the seat back cushion on these vehicles. Owner notification began november 13, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 336-889-4871.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V103000Received . 146 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school buses. The accelerator pedal can possibly hang up on the floor rubber.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver would be expecting the vehicle's speed to decrease, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a stainless steel plate under the accelerator pedal. Owner notification began june 8, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA04014Engineering analysisSCHOOL BUS LIGHTING FAILURESExterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch9 Jun 200420 Dec 2004

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19771
  2. 19781
  3. 19791
  4. 19802
  5. 19812
  6. 19823
  7. 19833
  8. 19843
  9. 19853
  10. 19863
  11. 19873
  12. 19885
  13. 19894
  14. 19905
  15. 19915
  16. 19927
  17. 199310
  18. 199413
  19. 199511
  20. 199610
  21. 19973
  22. 19980
  23. 20001
  24. 20012
  25. 20020

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thomas/saf-t-liner/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner?
854 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Thomas SAF-T-Liner have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Thomas SAF-T-Liner, model years 1977 to 2002. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Thomas SAF-T-Liner open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.