Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2013-2015): Seat belts
Recall 14V075000 · Feb 20, 2014 · Daimler Trucks North America
3
vehicles affected
3
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V075000
- Date
- Feb 20, 2014
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Units affected
- 3
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts
- Model years
- 2013-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour dual rear wheel non-school buses manufactured October 21, 2011, through January 16, 2014, and equipped with certain 3-passenger IMMI or S3C brand seats installed in the rear section of the bus. In the affected vehicles, the floor reinforcement channels that provide additional support for the seat mounting were omitted during manufacturing.
What can happen
Without the floor reinforcement channels, in a crash, the floor may flex and the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing floor reinforcement channels, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4537. Daimler's number for this recall is FL-659.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Minotour | 2013-2015 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V075000?
1 model: Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2013-2015), about 3 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V075000?
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing floor reinforcement channels, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4537. Daimler's number for this recall is FL-659.
What can happen?
Without the floor reinforcement channels, in a crash, the floor may flex and the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.
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.