Printed circuit board overheats and catches fire. This problem has occurred before and we have had a 50% failure rate on this model bus. This part is covered under recall 06v‑136 but does not cover the manufacture date of this bus.
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- Electrical2
Recalls 1
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- A sudden engine surge could possibly result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- John 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.
Recall number 05V208000 · Recall details
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Defect investigations
Steering column weld cracks
As a result of the odi investigation, freightliner has agreed to recall (number 07v‑289) all of the vehicles manufactured with steering columns potentially missing welds.the recall remedy will involve inspecting the recalled vehicles for missing welds and if found replace the steering column.early warning aggregate data submitted to the federal safety agency by freightliner suggested that a steering problem (ewr code 01) existed for the 2004 and 2005 century and columbia class vehicles.the count of field reports submitted for the first quarter of 2006 was higher than the average of the previous 6 quarters for the aggregate steering data.odi's further review of the ewr data foundfield reports that described steering column failures as a result of steering column welds cracking or breaking.information received from freightliner detailed failures of the steering columns on the subject vehicles.these failures were the result of missing and cracked welds on the steering column assembly.during testing of vehicles containing defective steering columns, odi determined that weld failures in the steering column create a situation where the vehicle becomes difficult to steer or may startle the driver upon failing, thus presenting a safety risk.a copy of the recall is attached.freightliner's action resolves the issues raised by this investigation and, therefore, this investigation is closed.
EA07002
Technical service bulletins for the 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er 1
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What 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er owners say
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Printed circuit panel located under side panel of bus overheated and had a small fire. This problem is covered under recall 06v‑136 but does cover this particular vehicle. It appears that this recall needs to be expanded to cover more vehicles, we have had a 50% failure rate of this particular component.
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Is the 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er reliable?
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er, close to a typical Saf-T-Liner Er model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er?
Electrical system, with 2 complaints.
How many recalls does the 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner Er have?
1 recall, covering vehicle speed control.
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