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Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america
Official notice
15 Feb 2011
Last checked
15 Feb 2011
An official Health Canada notice concerns Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america. On certain school buses equipped with a hybrid transmission with PARK feature, the reverse idler shaft may contact the PARK feature and the two components may bind, preventing the PARK feature from engaging. Should an operator place the transmission in PARK and exit the vehicle without properly applying the parking brakes, the vehicle could roll away, which could result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install a reverse idler shaft retention kit. Published 2011-02-15.
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Recall number
71791
Official notice
2011-02-15
The hazard
The hazard
On certain school buses equipped with a hybrid transmission with PARK feature, the reverse idler shaft may contact the PARK feature and the two components may bind, preventing the PARK feature from engaging. Should an operator place the transmission in PARK and exit the vehicle without properly applying the parking brakes, the vehicle could roll away, which could result in a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install a reverse idler shaft retention kit.
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