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SevereNHTSA·21V266000·Announced 2021-04-15

2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour Recalled for Electrical Fire Risk

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour vehicles because battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block, causing an electrical short circuit and increasing fire risk.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (electrical short circuit) that explicitly increases the risk of a fire, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour vehicles. The recall addresses a defect where the positive battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block assembly attachment post. This contact can cause an electrical short circuit.

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. The recall began on May 3, 2021. DTNA's number for this recall is FL885.

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. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. 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 — Bus
Hazard
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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