Recall 16V103000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Report Date
20160223
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Affected Vehicles
6 models

Defect Description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses manufactured from October 26, 2010, through December 14, 2015 and built on a GM chassis. The affected school buses have a body control module that may fail resulting in intermittent or total loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function.

Safety Consequence

Loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function can decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wiring to the body control module, free of charge. The recall began on April 18, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number for this campaign is FL-701.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2012 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
2013 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
2014 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
2015 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
2016 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR
2017 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR

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