Recall 14V074000

SEAT BELTS

Report Date
20140220
Component
SEAT BELTS
Affected Vehicles
3 models

Defect Description

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 reinforcement channels that provide additional support for the seat mounting were omitted during manufacturing.

Safety Consequence

Without the floor reinforcement channels, in a crash, the floor may flex and the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.

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 recall is FL-659.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2013 THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR
2014 THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR
2015 THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.