2007–2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2007-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on GM chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts. The wheelchair lift may be operated while the vehicle is in Neutral or Drive.
💥 The risk
If the wheelchair lift can be operated when the vehicle is not in Park, there is increased risk of injury to the lift user.
🔧 The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift, correcting the electrical connections as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 26, 2018. The recall began November 15, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-761.
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
- 18V157000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-761
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 3,304
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 15, 2018
- Built
- Jun 22, 2007 – Dec 8, 2017
- 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.