Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V661000

Structure

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-08-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V661000

Structure

Component
Structure
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
669
Reported to NHTSA
2021-08-25
Owners notified
2021-10-12

Defect description

Daimler Truck North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. Adhesive may not have been properly applied between the lower interior side panel and the seat rail, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."

Safety risk

A school bus cabin with insufficient joint strength increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will add additional mechanical fasteners to the joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on October 17, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-899.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2022

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.