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
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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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