The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The Vehicle Information and Tire and Loading Information Labels state the incorrect tire size. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
Incorrect tire information could result in the wrong tires being installed, possibly affecting vehicle stability and control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will mail replacement labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 15, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL948.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour SRW | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: TIRES | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 SRW | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour SRW | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour SRW | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour SRW | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour SRW | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
Other tires recalls in 2022
24 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the tires; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 22V950000 22 Dec 2022 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 22V919000 12 Dec 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V815000 31 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V808000 27 Oct 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V588000 5 Aug 2022 | KTM North America, Inc. |
| 22V534000 22 Jul 2022 | Monroe Towmaster,LLC |
| 22V509000 19 Jul 2022 | Kia Motors America |
| 22V504000 14 Jul 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022