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Service bulletin PS-13-8

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10036588
Published by NHTSA2011-04-04
Manufacturer's numberPS-13-8
Manufacturer's date2010-11-29
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC

NHTSA's summary

THOMAS BUILT BUS: ALL MODELS OF THOMAS BUSES USING AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. THE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS ARE ROUTINELY BEING ADJUSTED BY SOME OPERATORS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO MAKE BRAKE PUSHROD STROKE APPEAR TO BE WITH LEGAL BRAKE ADJUSTMENT LIMITS, OR TO COMPENSATE FOR MIS-DIAGNOSED OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CONDITIONS CAUSED BY WORN OR DAMAGED FOUNDATION BRAKE COMPONENTS. *PE

The document

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Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
THOMAS BUS1994
THOMAS BUS2002
THOMAS CHARTOUR1997
THOMAS CITILINER1997
THOMAS CL1002001
THOMAS CL9602000
THOMAS ER2008
THOMAS ER MODEL2001
THOMAS ER TRANSIT2002
THOMAS FS-652005
THOMAS HD2003
THOMAS HDX2005
THOMAS MIGHTY MITE1996
THOMAS MINOTOUR2005
THOMAS MPV1994
THOMAS MPV ER1996
THOMAS MVP2003
THOMAS MVP EF2008
THOMAS MVP ER2008
THOMAS MVP TRANSIT LINER1994
THOMAS NAVISTAR VISTA1995
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER2002
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER C22005
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONAL2001
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER ER2005
THOMAS SAF-T-LINER HD2001
THOMAS SCHOOL BUS2004
THOMAS THOMAS2001
THOMAS TL9602000
THOMAS TRANSIT BUS1994
THOMAS TRANSIT LINER1994
THOMAS TRANSIT LINER ER2001
THOMAS TRANSIT LINER HD2001
THOMAS VISTA2000

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.