2006–2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain my 2006 and 2007 thomas built buses Minotour school buses manufactured between july 1, 2005, and november 1, 2006, equipped with a wheelchair lift option. Plastic zip ties found around the wheelchair lift interlock switches may prevent the switch from operating, defeating the interlock function allowing the vehicle to be driven with the lift still deployed.
💥 The risk
Moving the vehicle with the lift deployed could cause injury to bystanders or a crash.
🔧 The fix
Freightliner will notify owners and inspect the buses. Any plastic ties found on the switches will be removed. The recall began on may 21, 2007. Owners CAN contact freightliner customer assistance center at 800-385-4357.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V040000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-490
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 398
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-385-4357
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 21, 2007
- Built
- Jul 1, 2005 – Nov 1, 2006
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Freightliner recall no. FL-490.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.