KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Also this morning, another report of safety concerns on the road. An Ohio-based brake manufacturer, Bendix Corporation, is urging the recall of thousands of school buses and commercial trucks because a defective brake system could put them in danger. CNN's Brian Nelson explains.</s>BRIAN NELSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The nation's largest school bus manufacturer, Thomas Built, is recalling 6,000 school buses after 16 of them reported brake failure. According to a spokesman for Bendix Corporation, the company that made the brake units, no injuries or accidents resulted. However, Bendix reports there have been 40 of what it calls "incidents" among the 300,000 buses and trucks built with its brake unit and it's recommending 46,000 buses be recalled. A Bendix spokesman says the defect can result in a driver losing braking ability for as long as four seconds at speeds below 20 miles an hour. Freight Line, the parent company of Thomas Built, is urging owners of its affected buses to have their brakes inspected while Bendix rushes production of replacement units. Those replacements won't be available until next month at the earliest. Freight Line has set up an emergency hot line staffed around the clock to answer any questions about the school bus recall and that number is 1-800-FTL- HELP or 1-800-385-4357. Meanwhile, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has made a point of praising Bendix for being proactive and voluntarily notifying it of the problem and offering to correct it. Brian Nelson, CNN.
Nation's Largest School Bus Manufacturer Recalls 6,000 Buses After Reports of Brake Failure