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Thomas Built Minotour Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Thomas Built Minotour (2013–2015).

5
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls

Pick your Thomas Built Minotour model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Thomas Built Minotour20
2014 Thomas Built Minotour20
2013 Thomas Built Minotour50

All Thomas Built Minotour recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Thomas Built Minotour, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seat belts

    NHTSA 14V074000 Reported 570 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America

    Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour dual rear wheel school buses manufactured October 21, 2011, through January 16, 2014, and equipped with certain 3-passenger IMMI or S3C brand seats installed in the rear section of the bus. In the affected vehicles, the floor…

    Remedy: Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing floor reinforcement channels, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4537. Daimler's number for this…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  2. Seat belts

    NHTSA 13V606000 Reported 145 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America

    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, and Minotour school buses manufactured August 5, 2013, through November 15, 2013 and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can…

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckles, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to by January 26, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-385-4357. DTNA's number…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  3. Barriers (seats)

    NHTSA 13V536000 Reported 6 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America

    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Thomas Built Minotour SRW school buses manufactured June 19, 2013, through August 9, 2013. Incorrect components may have been used to install the 5th row seat barrier.

    Remedy: DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will correct the barrier's installation, free of charge. The recall began on December 5, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-5219. DTNA's recall number is FL-649.

    Model years: 2013

  4. Structure

    NHTSA 13V468000 Reported 32 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America

    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Thomas Built Minotour DRW school buses manufactured June 29, 2013, through July 16, 2013. These vehicles were built with an alternative floor sheet metal which may not be properly bond to the other floor components due to the adhesive that was used.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add fasteners to the floor joints, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-6910. DTNA's recall number is FL-647.

    Model years: 2013

  5. Roof and pillars (structure)

    NHTSA 12V296000 Reported 1,312 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2013 thomas built saf-t-liner ef, saf-t-liner hdx, saf-t-liner c2, and minotour school buses manufactured from april 5, 2011, through april 23, 2012, equipped with specialty manufacturing inc. (smi) prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear…

    Remedy: Thomas built buses will notify owners. Smi will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began on august 22, 2012. Owners may contact thomas built…

    Model years: 2013

Other Thomas Built 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.