NHTSA Recall 20V690000
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. Component: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. Reported 2020-11-09. An estimated 615 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
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."
Risk
If the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing the risk of injury.
What the manufacturer will do
DTNA 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.
Manufacturer campaign number: FL-868
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2008 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2009 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2010 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2011 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2012 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2013 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2014 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2015 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2016 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2017 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2018 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2019 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2020 Thomas Built Minotour
- 2021 Thomas Built Minotour