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NHTSA recall 16V103000

Exterior lighting

Thomas Built Buses Minotour

Reported Feb 23, 20162,323 vehicles affectedDaimler Trucks North America LLCMaker’s number FL-701Built Oct 26, 2010 – Dec 14, 2015

The defect

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses manufactured from October 26, 2010, through December 14, 2015 and built on a GM chassis. The affected school buses have a body control module that may fail resulting in intermittent or total loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function.

The risk

Loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function can decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wiring to the body control module, free of charge. The recall began on April 18, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number for this campaign is FL-701.

Exterior lightingVisibility › Windshield wiper/washer

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Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Built Buses Minotour
201220132014201520162017

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.