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NHTSA : 18V301000

Campaign Details

Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Defect Description

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 / Hazard

If the vehicle can be moved while the wheelchair lift is being used, there is an increased the risk of injury.

Proposed Solution

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. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-770.

🚗 Affected Vehicles17

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.