Thomas Built: recalls by model and year

Name: Thomas Built recall campaigns
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NHTSA lists 15 vehicle recall campaigns for Thomas Built. The register has 8 model lines of the make, model years 2005 to 2015. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

8 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Thomas Built: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
C-2	1	2	1	1.0	Fuel System, Diesel
Minotour	3	5	0	0.0
SAF-T-Liner C2	2	5	0	0.0
Bus	2	2	0	0.0
Minitour Bus	2	2	0	0.0
101PS	1	2	0	0.0
1208S	1	2	0	0.0
FS65	1	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Thomas Built only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 15.

14V074000Received 20 Feb 2014. 570 units.
Seat Belts
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour dual rear wheel school buses manufactured October 21, 2011, through January 16, 2014, and equipped with certain 3-passenger IMMI or S3C brand seats installed in the rear section of the bus. In the affected vehicles, the floor reinforcement channels that provide additional support for the seat mounting were omitted during manufacturing.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without the floor reinforcement channels, in a crash, the floor may flex and the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing floor reinforcement channels, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4537. Daimler's number for this recall is FL-659.
Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number FL-659. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Apr 2014. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
13V633000Received 16 Dec 2013. 29 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses manufactured December 3, 2009, through February 8, 2012, and equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
DTNA will notify owners and dealers will update the hybrid transmission software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-6910. DTNA's recall number is FL-657.
Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number FL-657. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Feb 2014. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
13V606000Received 29 Nov 2013. 145 units.
Seat Belts
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, and Minotour school buses manufactured August 5, 2013, through November 15, 2013 and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckles, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to by January 26, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-385-4357. DTNA's number for this campaign is FL-654.
Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number FL-654. The campaign has 9 make, model and year entries.
13V536000Received 30 Oct 2013. 6 units.
Seats / Barriers
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Thomas Built Minotour SRW school buses manufactured June 19, 2013, through August 9, 2013. Incorrect components may have been used to install the 5th row seat barrier.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the incorrect installation may cause the barrier to not perform as designed, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will correct the barrier's installation, free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-5219. DTNA's recall number is FL-649.
Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number FL-649. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Dec 2013. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
13V468000Received 18 Sep 2013. 32 units.
Structure
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Thomas Built Minotour DRW school buses manufactured June 29, 2013, through July 16, 2013. These vehicles were built with an alternative floor sheet metal which may not be properly bond to the other floor components due to the adhesive that was used.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
As a result, the floor joints may be weaker than specified and, in the event of a crash, the floor may separate increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add fasteners to the floor joints, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-6910. DTNA's recall number is FL-647.
Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America. Manufacturer campaign number FL-647. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Nov 2013. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

The list shows the newest 5 of 15 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Thomas Built vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2008, with 6 campaigns.

Complaints about Thomas Built vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 1 complaint.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Thomas Built: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component		Per 1,000	Mentions
Fuel System, Diesel		1,000	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Thomas Built: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/thomas-built/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 14,951

Manufacturers in the recall file: RIFLED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; MYERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Thomas Built model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Minotour: 5 campaigns for 3 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Thomas Built model line has the most complaints?: The C-2: 1 complaint for 1 model year. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Thomas Built vehicles name?: Fuel System, Diesel: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Thomas Built?: 14,951 units in 15 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.