PAB031-2019
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Thomas Built Buses Product Awareness Bulletin on Allison 2550 PTS w/ Detroit Engine (DD5)
Vehicle report
2000 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2
Service bulletins
5 bulletinsTechnical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SB-35-01
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FREIGHTLINER: THE INSTRUCTIONS TO LUBRICATE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON A REAR DRIVE AXLE. *RM
SB-41-1
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THOMAS BUILT: NEW TIGHTENING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR HALF ROUND U JOINT BEARING STRAP CAPSCREWS, WHICH SHOULD EXTEND U JOINT LIFE. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE
SB-49-3
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THOMAS BUILT: OCCASIONALLY THE AMBER DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) STATUS LIGHT ON THE DRIVER MESSAGE CENTER MAY COME ON, INDICATING THAT THE EXHAUST SOOT LEVEL IS ELEVATED. SAF-T-LINER CS MODEL. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-42-2
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THOMAS BUILT: RESERVOIR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE. CONTAMINATION IN THE WET/SECONDARY RESERVOIR, P/N 12-15476-00, MAY CAUSE THE INLINE CHECK VALVE TO BECOME CLOGGED OR STUCK CLOSED. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT AIR BUILDUP. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.