Thomas Built Buses recall: Seats
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW school buses. The occupant seats may have been installed without reinforcement brackets being used underneath the seat rail as intended.
What could happen
Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install reinforcement brackets as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on July 5, 2017. The recall began on August 11, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA Customer Service 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for the recall is FL-735.
Vehicles covered
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2016–2018
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17V312000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 11, 2017
- Owners notified
- Aug 11, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 22
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 2, 2014 to Feb 20, 2017
- Part
- Seats
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-735
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 Buses recall: Seats Nov 14, 2022
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Dec 20, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Electrical system Sep 23, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Structure Aug 25, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Electrical system Apr 15, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Structure Feb 24, 2021
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.