Vehicle recall 01V341000 · November 1, 2001
Thomas Conventional, MVP EF and 2 more models
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."…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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 event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly protected.
- Remedy
- 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.
- Notes
- Also 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
- 01V341000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 1, 2001
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- November 13, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 708
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Thomas Conventional (2001): 2001
- Thomas MVP EF (2001): 2001
- Thomas MVP ER (2001): 2001
- Thomas SAF-T-Liner (2001): 2001
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