ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
4 safety recall campaigns.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
A school bus with insufficient joint strength may not adequately protect passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, a disabled school bus may require an evacuation procedure in an uncontrolled traffic situation, increasing the risk of injury to passengers. A ground short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Two 2023 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 JOULEYs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.