2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Seats › Barriers22V840000

Filed Nov 14, 202220 vehiclesDaimler Trucks North America, Llc

Defect. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The forward seat barrier behind the driver may not provide sufficient protection to passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Risk. Occupants may collide with the front seat barrier with more force than intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Dealers will replace the barrier, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 9, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL959.

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility20V690000

Filed Nov 9, 2020615 vehiclesDaimler Trucks North America Llc

Defect. 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."

Risk. 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.

Remedy. 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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2018

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2023	0	1	Routine
2022	0	5	Routine
2021 — this page	0	2	Routine
2020	0	7	Routine
2019	0	6	Routine
2018	1	13	Routine
2017	0	19	Routine
2016	0	20	Routine
2015	0	21	Routine
2014	0	17	Routine
2013	0	13	Routine
2012	0	12	Routine
2011	0	16	Routine
2010	0	16	Routine
2009	0	18	Routine
2008	0	20	Routine
2007	0	23	Routine
2006	0	22	Routine
2005	1	14	Routine
2004	0	12	Routine
2003	0	9	Routine
2002	0	7	Routine
2001	0	3	Routine
2000	0	4	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 14, 2022. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.