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Year · Make · Model

2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

19
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
127
Service bulletins

Recalls

21 campaigns
21V741000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS2021-09-23

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Thomas Built Minotour school buses. The under-body shut-off solenoid connector that connects to the CNG fuel tank may corrode, which could result in an electrical short.

RiskA short at the connector may cause a flame or overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.

FixDealers will replace the CNG fuel shut-off solenoid, free of charge. Owner notification letters are were mailed February 03, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-903.

21V741000·FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2021-09-23

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Thomas Built Minotour school buses. The under-body shut-off solenoid connector that connects to the CNG fuel tank may corrode, which could result in an electrical short.

RiskA short at the connector may cause a flame or overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.

FixDealers will replace the CNG fuel shut-off solenoid, free of charge. Owner notification letters are were mailed February 03, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-903.

20V690000·EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2020-11-09

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The driver may be able to release the park brake and shift the transmission out of Park and into a drive gear while the wheelchair lift is deployed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."

RiskIf the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing the risk of injury.

FixDTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 19, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-868.

19V712000·SEATS2019-10-04

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner EFX, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with SynTec S3B or S3C seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that may not provide sufficient impact absorption in certain specific areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

RiskThe lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

FixDTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-832.

19V170000·EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2019-03-05

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2003-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a Ford chassis equipped with a specific wheelchair lift option. The wheelchair lift can be operated without the parking brake being engaged after they key is turned off.

RiskWhen the vehicle is in neutral with the ignition and the parking brake off, the vehicle may move. Using the wheelchair lift during this time can increase the risk of injury.

FixDTNA has notified owners, and dealers will modify the wheelchair lift wiring harness, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 10, 2019. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-811.

18V698000·STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT2018-10-05

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses with 36" or 39" wide seats. The rear emergency exit door may not open wide enough to meet the unobstructed emergency egress area requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

RiskIf the emergency exit door does not open wide enough, it may limit the ability to exit the bus, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.

FixDTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the rear door slide system, increasing the angle that the door can open, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 8, 2018. The recall began June 28, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-797.

18V301000·EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2018-05-08

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2002-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a Ford chassis and equipped with an optional wheelchair lift. The wheelchair lift may be allowed to operate when the vehicle is in neutral or drive, due to missing relay in the interlock wiring harness.

RiskIf the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.

FixDTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on June 19, 2018. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-770.

18V254000·SEATS2018-04-19

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX, Saf-T-Liner HDX, and Minotour transit buses, equipped with certain S3B Restraint Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.

RiskIn the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

FixDTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on June 15, 20 18. The recall began January 3, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-769.

+ 13 more recalls. Pagination is on the roadmap.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
PE23016·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2023-09-27 → 2025-01-10

6L90 Transmission Failure

PE23016·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:VALVES/VALVE BODY2023-09-27 → 2025-01-10

6L90 Transmission Failure

PE23016·POWER TRAIN2023-09-27 → 2025-01-10

6L90 Transmission Failure

AQ18002·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2018-04-23 → 2024-07-11

Daimler Trucks North America Recalls

AQ18002·STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2018-04-23 → 2024-07-11

Daimler Trucks North America Recalls

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