Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V301000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-05-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V301000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
1,688
Reported to NHTSA
2018-05-08
Owners notified
2019-11-15

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2002-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a Ford chassis and equipped with an optional wheelchair lift. The wheelchair lift may be allowed to operate when the vehicle is in neutral or drive, due to missing relay in the interlock wiring harness.

Safety risk

If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on June 19, 2018. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-770.

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

17 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

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.