Thomas Built Buses recall: Structure
What is wrong
Daimler Truck North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. Adhesive may not have been properly applied between the lower interior side panel and the seat rail, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
What could happen
A school bus cabin with insufficient joint strength increases the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
DTNA will add additional mechanical fasteners to the joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on October 17, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-899.
Vehicles covered
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V661000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 25, 2021
- Owners notified
- Oct 12, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 669
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Structure
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-899
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
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.nhtsa.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: Electrical system Apr 15, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Structure Feb 24, 2021
- Thomas Built Buses recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 9, 2020
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.