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2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour Recalls, Complaints & Specs

7 safety recalls list the 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. Check your own VIN below.

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7 safety recalls for the 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 20V690000 Reported 615 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The driver may be able to release the park brake and shift the transmission out of Park and into a drive gear while the wheelchair lift is deployed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May…

  2. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system) and warning light/devices (seat belts)

    NHTSA 19V718000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses built on a GMC Savannah or Chevrolet Express chassis. The seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position. As such, these vehicles…

    Remedy: GM will notify DTNA owners, and GM dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. The recall began October 3, 2019. Owners may GM customer service at 1-800-462-8782 contact DTNA customer service…

  3. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system) and warning light/devices (seat belts)

    NHTSA 19V717000 Reported 1,045 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor…

    Remedy: GM has notified the Thomas Built owners, and GM dealers will reprogram the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. The recall began October 3, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's…

  4. Seats

    NHTSA 19V712000 Reported 53,528 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner EFX, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with SynTec S3B or S3C seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that may not provide sufficient impact absorption in certain specific areas around…

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim…

  5. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 19V620000 Reported 11 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour school buses. The school buses may be missing backup cameras. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add a backup camera system, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification date on October 11, 2019. The recall began December 23, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA…

  6. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

    NHTSA 19V550000 Reported 3,080 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour, Saf-T Liner C2, Saf-T Liner EFX, and Saf-T Liner HDX school buses equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a new handle, free of charge. Owners were issued an interim notification on September 13, 2019. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer…

  7. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

    NHTSA 19V549000 Reported 11 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Thomas Built Minotour, 2019-2020 Saf-T Liner C2, and 2019 Saf-T Liner HDX buses equipped with Safe Fleet Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a new handle, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on September 11, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Thomas Built Buses Minotour model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Thomas Built Buses Minotour model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Thomas Built Buses Minotour40
2001 Thomas Built Buses Minotour30
2002 Thomas Built Buses Minotour70
2003 Thomas Built Buses Minotour90
2004 Thomas Built Buses Minotour120
2005 Thomas Built Buses Minotour141
2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour220
2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour230
2008 Thomas Built Buses Minotour200
2009 Thomas Built Buses Minotour180
2010 Thomas Built Buses Minotour160
2011 Thomas Built Buses Minotour160
2012 Thomas Built Buses Minotour120
2013 Thomas Built Buses Minotour130
2014 Thomas Built Buses Minotour170
2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour210
2016 Thomas Built Buses Minotour200
2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour190
2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour131
2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour60
2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour70
2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour20
2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour50
2023 Thomas Built Buses Minotour10

Checking a specific 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour

How do I know if my 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 7 campaigns currently list the 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Thomas Built Buses dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 19V549000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Thomas Built Buses models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.