2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR Recalls (9)

Campaign:
17V312000 on 05/14/2017
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
10/01/2014 - 02/19/2017
Affected:
22
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2016-2018 thomas built buses minotour drw school buses. the occupant seats may have been installed without reinforcement brackets being used underneath the seat rail as intended.
Consequence:
Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install reinforcement brackets as necessary, free of charge. an interim notice was mailed to owners on july 5, 2017. the recall began on august 11, 2017. owners may contact dtna customer service 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for the recall is fl-735.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V157000 on 03/08/2018
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
06/21/2007 - 12/07/2017
Affected:
3,304
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2007-2018 thomas built buses minotour school buses built on gm chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts. the wheelchair lift may be operated while the vehicle is in neutral or drive.
Consequence:
If the wheelchair lift can be operated when the vehicle is not in park, there is increased risk of injury to the lift user.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift, correcting the electrical connections as necessary, free of charge. dtna issued owners an interim notification on april 26, 2018. the recall is expected to begin may 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-761.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V158000 on 03/11/2018
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
06/21/2007 - 12/07/2017
Affected:
14
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2007-2018 thomas built buses minotour transit buses built on gm chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts. the wheelchair lift may be operated while the vehicle is in neutral or drive.
Consequence:
If the wheelchair lift can be operated when the vehicle is not in park, there is increased risk of injury to the lift user.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift, correcting the electrical connections as necessary, free of charge. dtna issued owners an interim notification on april 26, 2018. the recall is expected to begin may 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-761.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V192000 on 03/26/2018
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
08/26/2014 - 02/04/2018
Affected:
6,606
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2018 thomas built buses saf-t-liner c2, saf-t-liner hdx, saf-t-liner efx, and minotour school buses, equipped with certain syntec-brand s3b, non-restraint, wall mounted seats. the wall mounting bracket may crack, which may cause the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. dtna issued an interim notification to owners on may 9, 2018. the recall is expected to begin may 21, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-763.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V193000 on 03/26/2018
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
08/26/2014 - 02/04/2018
Affected:
6
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2018 thomas built buses saf-t-liner c2, saf-t-liner hdx, saf-t-liner efx, and minotour transit buses, equipped with certain syntec-brand s3b, non-restraint, wall mounted seats. the wall mounting bracket may crack, which may cause the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. dtna issued an interim notification to owners on may 10, 2018. the recall is expected to begin may 21, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-763.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V254000 on 04/24/2018
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
08/17/2014 - 02/04/2018
Affected:
24
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2018 thomas built buses saf-t-liner c2, saf-t-liner efx, saf-t-liner hdx, and minotour transit buses, equipped with certain s3b restraint wall mounted seats. the wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. daimler issued an interim notification to owners on june 15, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-769.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V253000 on 04/24/2018
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
08/17/2014 - 02/04/2018
Affected:
23,102
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2018 thomas built buses saf-t-liner c2, saf-t-liner hdx, saf-t-liner efx, and minotour school buses equipped with s3b restraint wall mounted seats. the wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. daimler issued owners an interim notification on june 12, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-769.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V301000 on 05/10/2018
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
05/17/2012 - 01/08/2018
Affected:
1,688
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2002-2018 thomas built buses minotour school buses built on a ford chassis and equipped with an optional wheelchair lift. the wheelchair lift may be allowed to operate when the vehicle is in neutral or drive, due to missing relay in the interlock wiring harness.
Consequence:
If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheelchair lift wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. daimler issued an interim notification to owners on june 19, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-770.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Campaign:
18V698000 on 10/10/2018
Component:
Structure:body:door/window:emergency exit
Manufactured:
03/24/2014 - 06/04/2018
Affected:
701
Defect:
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2016-2019 thomas built buses minotour school buses with 36" or 39" wide seats. the rear emergency exit door may not open wide enough to meet the unobstructed emergency egress area requirements. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release."
Consequence:
If the emergency exit door does not open wide enough, it may limit the ability to exit the bus, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
Correction:
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will modify the rear door slide system, increasing the angle that the door can open, free of charge. dtna issued owners an interim notification on november 8, 2018. the recall is expected to begin december 3, 2018. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-797.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR TSBs (75)

Bulletin:
sb2080
Component:
062100 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Summary:
Sb2080 australian cst m1400 isolated radiator retrofit
Bulletin:
14-036
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-036-dlr dtna & jad highlights - q3
Bulletin:
14-038
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-038 additional detroit standard repair times
Bulletin:
14-039
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-039 new detroit standard diagnostic times
Bulletin:
14-040
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
14-040 additional detroit clos for the heavy duty engine platform
Bulletin:
14CSA20
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14csa20 egr valve actuator kit p/n e23539699
Bulletin:
14CSA21
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14csa21 holiday schedule for the detroit customer support center ?
Bulletin:
14CSA22
Component:
114000 electrical system:wiring
Summary:
14csa22 dtna chassis wiring diagrams
Bulletin:
14CSA23
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14csa23 csc announces ?tech tips? ? ddcsn
Bulletin:
14TL7
Component:
354000 equipment:mechanical
Summary:
14tl7 dd platform flywheel housing runout tool w470589032100
Bulletin:
14TL8
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
14tl8 torcup? non-impacting torque tool.
Bulletin:
14TL9
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14tl9 special tool warranty program.
Bulletin:
14-040A
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
14-040_additional_clos additional detroit clos for the heavy duty engine platform
Bulletin:
14-039A
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-039_additional_sdts new detroit standard diagnostic times
Bulletin:
14-038A
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-038_new_srts additional detroit standard repair times.
Bulletin:
14WO-9
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14wo-9_warranty_access detroit new user warranty access request
Bulletin:
42R
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
42r_speaker grille repair_13-42r
Bulletin:
14-017R
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-017r revised: detroit addition of admin time
Bulletin:
0224-14
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
0224-14 spn 1590 fmi 9 - cpc- all years february 2014
Bulletin:
0233-14
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
0233-14 spn 51 fmi 2 - all years
Bulletin:
0215-14
Component:
090000 fuel system, other
Summary:
0215-14 check for rough running or stalling - three-filter fuel system
Bulletin:
0202-14
Component:
090000 fuel system, other
Summary:
0202-14 symptom diagnostics - hard start no start - two-filter fuel system
Bulletin:
0229-14
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
0229-14 symptom based diagnostics - oil separator
Bulletin:
0219-14
Component:
090000 fuel system, other
Summary:
0219-14 metal in fuel
Bulletin:
0228-14
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
0228-14 engine oil leaks - oil dye method
Bulletin:
0210-14
Component:
090000 fuel system, other
Summary:
0210-14 high pressure fuel rail feed lines - three-filter system
Bulletin:
0238-14
Component:
070000 fuel system, gasoline
Summary:
0238-14 removal of the high pressure fuel injector lines - two-filter
Bulletin:
0239-14
Component:
070000 fuel system, gasoline
Summary:
0239-14 high pressure fuel injector lines - three-filter system
Bulletin:
15-029
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
_warranty recognition program - coming soon
Bulletin:
15-028A
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
15-028 new detroit coolant line srts
Bulletin:
12-038
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
12-038-dlr - no problem found - policy claims - during basic vehicle chassis or base engine coverage
Bulletin:
12-039
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
12-039-dlr owl pre-approval's time frame increases to 60 days
Bulletin:
12-040
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
12-040-dlr roof fairing removal program
Bulletin:
12-045
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
12-045-dlr new vehicle warranty and extended coverage freight
Bulletin:
16-007
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
canadian warranty parts return address change
Bulletin:
16-008
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
new detroit bearing failure analysis standard diagnostic time
Bulletin:
16-009R
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
16-009r_owl enhancements
Bulletin:
16-011
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
16-011 new detroit camshaft housing seal standard repair time
Bulletin:
16TS7
Component:
080000 fuel system, diesel
Summary:
16ts7 reman diesel particulate filter serial number
Bulletin:
ICI14-012
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Ici14-012-dlr freightliner cascadia daytime running lights (canada only
Bulletin:
14-022
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-022 pre-approval threshold increase from $2,500 to $5,000 usd
Bulletin:
14-023
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-023 detroit axles pre-approval changes
Bulletin:
14-024
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-024-dlr dtna & jad highlights - q1 & q2
Bulletin:
14-025
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-025-dlr tbb - changes to pdi requirements & pdi claims
Bulletin:
14-027
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-027 detroit's new consolidated labor operations (clos
Bulletin:
14-028
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
14-028 remy extended coverage direct file
Bulletin:
712-14
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
712-14 engine coolant temperature
Bulletin:
714-14
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
714-14 symptom diagnostics - low engine compression
Bulletin:
715-14
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
715-14 symptom diagnostics - coolant los
Bulletin:
713-14
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
713-14 symptom diagnostics - combustion gas in coolant
Bulletin:
14TS19
Component:
090000 fuel system, other
Summary:
14ts19 dd platform high pressure fuel lines
Bulletin:
14TL2
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
14tl2 dd platform engine stand adapter w060589023100
Bulletin:
14TL5
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
14tl5 abs power line carrier converter available through pdc
Bulletin:
15-009
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
15-009 new detroit standard diagnostic times
Bulletin:
15-010
Component:
070000 fuel system, gasoline
Summary:
15-010-dlr transmission cooler line photos
Bulletin:
15CSA4
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
15csa4 holiday schedule for the detroit customer support center
Bulletin:
15TL4
Component:
072100 fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Summary:
15tl4 w470589050900 ? 3/8? drive gen2 two-stage valve socket
Bulletin:
15TL5
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
15tl5 davco shop pro® fxp 95
Bulletin:
15-013
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
15-013-dlr tbb cummins 10 percent handling allowance
Bulletin:
15CSA9
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
15csa9 release of diagnosticlink® 8.02
Bulletin:
15CSA10
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
15csa10 the detroit csc announcing a new feature ? ability to attach files to an existing csc
Bulletin:
15TL6
Component:
073100 fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:fuel rail
Summary:
15tl6 w470589129100 ? hdep hp fuel rail test caps
Bulletin:
12-022
Component:
980000 unknown or other
Summary:
12-022-dlr daimler trucks remarketing corporation (dtr) now requires pre-approval for repairs $1,200 (usd) and greater
Bulletin:
Dealer Memo 2012
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Dealer memo 2012.08.09 new literature order site announcement
Bulletin:
Learning Center
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Learning center dealer registration instructions-2012.07.12
Bulletin:
PAB032
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Pab032, tbb-syntec seats with iso latch
Bulletin:
PAB033
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Pab033, insta-chain tire chains
Bulletin:
PAB034
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Pab034, mileage rates and interest
Bulletin:
ICI18-011
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Ici18-011 tbb fl763 ? advance notice and dealer actions
Bulletin:
ICI18-012
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Ici18-012 tbb fl763 ? advance notice and dealer actions ? vin list
Bulletin:
ICI18-013
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
Ici18-013 tbb fl761 & fl765 ? interim recall notices
Bulletin:
ICI18-011 TBB FL
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Ici18-011 tbb fl763 ? advance notice and dealer actions
Bulletin:
ICI18-012 TBB FL
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Ici18-012 tbb fl763 ? advance notice and dealer actions ? vin list
Bulletin:
ICI18-013 TBB FL
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Ici18-013 tbb fl761 & fl765 ? interim recall notices
Bulletin:
ICI18-017 TBB FL
Component:
220000 seats
Summary:
Advance action for thomas built buses s#b seat frames recall has been converted to interim recall int fl763.

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