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Daimler Trucks North America change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms.

NHTSA campaign 09V-394 · Reported February 10, 2009 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LIGHT KITS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA reported a problem with the other school bus stop arm assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.

WHY IT MATTERS

SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.

WHAT TO DO

THOMAS BUILT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LIGHT KITS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 09V-394.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 09V-394

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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