NHTSA Recall 16V103000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V103000; Date: Feb. 23, 2016
Loss of exterior lighting or windshield wiper function can decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
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
Component: Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Manufactured by: Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Affected Units:: 2,323
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Apr 18, 2016
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