Thomas Built recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
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.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Thomas Built Minotour 2013–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V074000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 20, 2014
- Owners notified
- Apr 17, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 570
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 21, 2011 to Jan 16, 2014
- Part
- Seat belts
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-659
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Thomas Built / Thomas Built Buses recall: Seat belts Nov 29, 2013
- Thomas Built recall: Seats Oct 30, 2013
- Thomas Built recall: Structure Sep 18, 2013
- Thomas Built / Thomas Built Buses recall: Structure Jun 28, 2012
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.