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2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour problems

No complaints are listed for the 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR.

At a glance

Complaints
0
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
5
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
669
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
3

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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5 recalls.

22V840000

Date: 2022-11-14. Systems: SEATS.

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."

Consequence: 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.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V999000

Date: 2021-12-20. Systems: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.

Defect: Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Minotour School Buses built on a Ford chassis. The driver may be able to release the parking brake and shift 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 404, "Platform Lift Installations."

Consequence: Bus movement with the wheelchair lift deployed can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: DTNA service facilities will modify the wheelchair lift wiring as necessary, free of charge. No owner notifications will be distributed to owners. The recall was completed February 17, 2022. Owner may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL916.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V661000

Date: 2021-08-25. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: Daimler Truck North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. Adhesive may not have been properly applied between the lower interior side panel and the seat rail, resulting in insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."

Consequence: A school bus cabin with insufficient joint strength increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: DTNA will add additional mechanical fasteners to the joint, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on October 17, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-899.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V266000

Date: 2021-04-15. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. The positive battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block assembly attachment post and cause an electrical short circuit.

Consequence: A short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and GM dealers will remove a portion of the anti-rotation tab on both positive battery cable terminals near the fuse block assembly attachments, free of charge. The recall began on May 3, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. DTNA's number for this recall is FL885.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V113000

Date: 2021-02-24. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Minotour School Buses equipped with an optional rear door Vandalock system. The engine can potentially be started while an emergency exit is still locked. 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 (excerpt)

Consequence: A locked emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury. (excerpt)

Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will repair the Vandalock interlock system, free of charge. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-876. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

PE23016

Opened: 2023-09-27. Closed: 2025-01-10.

6L90 Transmission Failure

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving one Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) complaint related to four school buses built on General Motors (GM) van chassis. The VOQ alleged transmission failure resulting in a loss of all forward gear. In ODI's pre-investigative discussions with GM, ODI learned that valve body separator plates had been mac

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

3 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT3

10187529

Date: 2021-02-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Important Campaign Information Letter for Dealer Travel for Campaign Performance A?A A TBB.

10187440

Date: 2021-02-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Revised Warranty Information Letter for OWL and Warranty Manual Improvement: Sublets and Travel Time/Distance. In the spirit of continuous improvement, DTNA reviewed sublet-related policies and procedures. The goal was to improve language clarity and optimize processes. Revisions are in blue font.

10193702

Date: 2019-12-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Thomas Built Buses Product Awareness Bulletin on Data Book Update

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
  • NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
MINOTOUR0

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