The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Minotour School Buses built on a Ford chassis. The driver may be able to release the parking brake and shift 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 404, "Platform Lift Installations."
The risk
Bus movement with the wheelchair lift deployed can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
DTNA service facilities will modify the wheelchair lift wiring as necessary, free of charge. No owner notifications will be distributed to owners. The recall was completed February 17, 2022. Owner may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL916.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour | 2022 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2021
6 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 21V799000 14 Oct 2021 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 21V737000 23 Sept 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V597000 2 Aug 2021 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 21V409000 1 Jun 2021 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 21V130000 2 Mar 2021 | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021