Thomas Built Minotour School Buses Recalled for Missing Backup Cameras
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour school buses because they may be missing backup cameras, increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (missing safety equipment) that increases the risk of a crash, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour school buses. The recall addresses a defect where the vehicles may be missing backup cameras, causing them to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
The lack of rear visibility increases the risk of a crash. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add a backup camera system free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification to owners on October 11, 2019, and the recall began on December 23, 2019.
Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-825. 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.
The recalled product
- Product
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
- Brand
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 11
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- MINOTOUR
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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