{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1994172 (Thomas Built), 1994 to 1995: Structure",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1994172/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1994172, THOMAS BUILT CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUS, 1994-11-03. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 217 - BUS WINDOW RETENTION.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Conventional School Bus. Published by Transport Canada as 1994172 on 3 November 1994. System: Structure. What the notice says These vehicles may not comply with c.m.v.s.s. 217 - bus window retention, release and emergency exits. the hole in the bolt portion of the vandalock, which allows insertion of a pin to either engage or disengage the starting system may have been drilled in an incorrect location. the result is that the warning buzzer … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 217 - BUS WINDOW RETENTION, RELEASE AND EMERGENCY EXITS. THE HOLE IN THE BOLT PORTION OF THE VANDALOCK, WHICH ALLOWS INSERTION OF A PIN TO EITHER ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE THE STARTING SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN DRILLED IN AN INCORRECT LOCATION. THE RESULT IS THAT THE WARNING BUZZER WILL NOT SOUND AND THE STARTING SYSTEM OF THE BUS CAN BE OPERATED WITH THE EMERGENCY DOOR LOCKED. CORRECTION: A METAL SHIELD WILL BE RIVETED TO THE VANDALOCK COVER TO PREVENT PIN INSERTION IN THE EVENT THAT THE PIN HOLE HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY LOCATED. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file thi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:57:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:57:51+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1994172 (Thomas Built), 1994 to 1995: Structure\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1994172/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}