Vehicle recall 00V362000 · November 3, 2000

Thomas CL960, Conventional and 5 more models

Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93B-sb driver seat.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93B-sb driver seat. A bracket attaching the gas spring shock to the height adjuster of the seat can deform and break. This bracket is located at the top of the height adjuster.
Consequence: If the bracket is not replaced after deforming, and is allowed to break, its breaking will result in a sudden drop of the driver's seat, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle and a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat base and add reinforcement to the seat assembly
Notes: Owner notification began February 9, 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 atalso contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 00V362000
Reported to NHTSA: November 3, 2000
Filed by: THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
Owner notification: February 9, 2001
Vehicles potentially affected: 6,500
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seats

Recall 00V362000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Thomas CL960 (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas Conventional (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas ER Transit (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas MVP EF (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas MVP ER (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas TL960 (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996
Thomas Vista (1996-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

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