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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