2012–2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
Loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function can decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 16V103000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-701
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 2,323
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 18, 2016
- Built
- Oct 26, 2010 – Dec 14, 2015
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.