Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2003-2006): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 18V330000 · May 17, 2018 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
6
vehicles affected
6
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V330000
- Date
- May 17, 2018
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 6
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2003-2006
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour transit 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 can happen
If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
1 model, 4 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Minotour | 2003-2006 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V330000?
1 model: Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2003-2006), about 6 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V330000?
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.
What can happen?
If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.