Recall Register

2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. The newest campaign is 20V690000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Nov 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V690000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 58,345 units in total.

  • 20V690000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 19V712000Seats
  • 19V620000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
  • 19V550000Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit
  • 19V170000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 18V698000Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit

  1. 20V690000Received . 615 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-868. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 19V712000Received . 53,528 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner EFX, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with SynTec S3B or S3C seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that may not provide sufficient impact absorption in certain specific areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-832.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-832. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V620000Received . 11 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour school buses. The school buses may be missing backup cameras. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The lack of rear visibility increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add a backup camera system, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification date on October 11, 2019. The recall began December 23, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-825.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-825. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 19V550000Received . 3,080 units.

    Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour, Saf-T Liner C2, Saf-T Liner EFX, and Saf-T Liner HDX school buses equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a new handle, free of charge. Owners were issued an interim notification on September 13, 2019. 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-819.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-819. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 19V170000Received . 410 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2003-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a Ford chassis equipped with a specific wheelchair lift option. The wheelchair lift can be operated without the parking brake being engaged after they key is turned off.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    When the vehicle is in neutral with the ignition and the parking brake off, the vehicle may move. Using the wheelchair lift during this time can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will modify the wheelchair lift wiring harness, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 10, 2019. The recall began December 20, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-811.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-811. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 18V698000Received . 701 units.

    Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses with 36" or 39" wide seats. The rear emergency exit door may not open wide enough to meet the unobstructed emergency egress area requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the emergency exit door does not open wide enough, it may limit the ability to exit the bus, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the rear door slide system, increasing the angle that the door can open, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 8, 2018. The recall began June 28, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-797.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-797. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20004
  2. 20013
  3. 20027
  4. 20039
  5. 200412
  6. 200514
  7. 200622
  8. 200723
  9. 200820
  10. 200918
  11. 201016
  12. 201116
  13. 201212
  14. 201313
  15. 201417
  16. 201521
  17. 201620
  18. 201719
  19. 201813
  20. 20196
  21. 20207
  22. 20212
  23. 20225
  24. 20231

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thomas-built-buses/minotour/2019/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Daimler Trucks North America LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour?
58,345 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Thomas Built Buses Minotour have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 61 recall campaigns for the Thomas Built Buses Minotour, model years 2000 to 2023. 6 of them name the 2019 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.