Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V103000

Exterior lighting

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-02-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V103000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
2,323
Reported to NHTSA
2016-02-23
Owners notified
2016-04-18

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses manufactured from October 26, 2010, through December 14, 2015 and built on a GM chassis. The affected school buses have a body control module that may fail resulting in intermittent or total loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function.

Safety risk

Loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function can decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wiring to the body control module, free of charge. The recall began on April 18, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number for this campaign is FL-701.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.