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title: "THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR (2022) - Recall 21V999000 — NHTSA record 161970 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-161970-thomas-built-buses-minotour-2022-recall-21v999000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR (2022) - Recall 21V999000 — NHTSA record 161970

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Dec 20, 2021. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR (2022) - Recall 21V999000
- **Reason**: 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." Bus movement with the wheelchair lift deployed can increase the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 2
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 161970

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V999000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR; model year 2022. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Dec 20, 2021
- **Owner notification**: Feb 17, 2022
- **Record created**: Dec 21, 2021

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V999000)

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