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VehicleMay 8, 20181,688 affected

Thomas Built Buses recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility

What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2002-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a Ford chassis and equipped with an optional wheelchair lift. The wheelchair lift may be allowed to operate when the vehicle is in neutral or drive, due to missing relay in the interlock wiring harness.

What could happen

If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on June 19, 2018. 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-770.

Vehicles covered

Facts

NHTSA recall number
18V301000
Type
Vehicle
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Reported to NHTSA
May 8, 2018
Owners notified
Nov 15, 2019
Vehicles or items affected
1,688
Started by
The manufacturer
Built
May 18, 2012 to Jan 9, 2018
Part
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Maker's own recall number
FL-770

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.

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