Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2008-2021): Equipment adaptive/mobility
Recall 20V690000 · Nov 9, 2020 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
615
vehicles affected
615
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20V690000
- Date
- Nov 9, 2020
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 615
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Model years
- 2008-2021
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The driver may be able to release the park brake and shift the transmission out of Park and into a drive gear while the wheelchair lift is deployed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
What can happen
If the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 19, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-868.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 14 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Minotour | 2008-2021 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 20V690000?
1 model: Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2008-2021), about 615 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 20V690000?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 19, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall.
What can happen?
If the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing 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.