Recalls › 18V301000

NHTSA recall 18V301000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Thomas Built Buses Minotour

Reported May 8, 20181,688 vehicles affectedDaimler Trucks North America LLCMaker’s number FL-770Built May 18, 2012 – Jan 9, 2018

The defect

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.

The risk

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

The 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.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

Ask AI about this recallChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Vehicles in this recall

Thomas Built Buses Minotour
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018

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.