2021–2023 Thomas Built Buses Minotour recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The forward seat barrier behind the driver may not provide sufficient protection to passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
💥 The risk
Occupants may collide with the front seat barrier with more force than intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the barrier, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL959.
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
- 22V840000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL959
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 20
- Component
- SEATS:BARRIERS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 9, 2023
- 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.nhtsa.gov.