NHTSA Campaign 18V301000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported May 8, 2018 · 1,688 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

DTNA 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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2002 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2003 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2004 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2005 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2006 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2007 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2008 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2009 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2010 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2011 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2012 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2013 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2014 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2015 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2016 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2017 1,688
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2018 1,688

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V301000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.