Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V312000

Seats

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-05-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V312000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
22
Reported to NHTSA
2017-05-11
Owners notified
2017-08-11

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW school buses. The occupant seats may have been installed without reinforcement brackets being used underneath the seat rail as intended.

Safety risk

Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install reinforcement brackets as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on July 5, 2017. The recall began on August 11, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA Customer Service 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for the recall is FL-735.

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

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2018 2017 2016

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.