NHTSA Campaign 18V157000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Mar 7, 2018 · 3,304 vehicles affected

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.

Consequence

If the wheelchair lift can be operated when the vehicle is not in Park, there is increased risk of injury to the lift user.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2007 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2008 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2009 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2010 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2011 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2012 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2013 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2014 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2015 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2016 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2017 3,304
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2018 3,304

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V157000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.