27 NHTSA safety recalls cover the Thomas Built Buses Minotour, across model years 2002–2027. Every recall repair is free at any Thomas Built Buses dealer.
Is yours affected? Check your Minotour by VIN — or pick your model year below for every recall, complaint and fix.
Recalls and owner complaints by model year
Of the Thomas Built Buses Minotour model years, the 2018 drew the most owner complaints (1).
Recalls: NHTSA campaigns covering each Thomas Built Buses Minotour model year on this page. Complaints: owner reports filed with NHTSA for that model year, including trims and variants sold under the model name (e.g. an F-150 page counts F-150 Raptor). Separate scales: compare the shape, not the heights across panels.
| Model year | Recalls | Owner complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | no data |
| 2004 | 3 | no data |
| 2005 | 3 | no data |
| 2006 | 6 | no data |
| 2007 | 10 | no data |
| 2008 | 11 | no data |
| 2009 | 11 | no data |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2027 | 1 | no data |
What these recalls fix, grouped by the vehicle system NHTSA files them under:
DTNA recalls 2026 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses with faulty wheelchair retractor that may not lock, risking injury during transit. Owners must contact DTNA for free replacement.
Daimler Trucks North America recalls 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses with emergency exit labels that are too small to read, potentially delaying emergency exits and increasing injury risk.
Daimler Trucks North America recalls 2015-2018 Thomas Built Minotour school buses with a risk of fire from electrical shorts in the CNG fuel shut-off system.
Daimler Trucks North America recalls 2008-2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses due to wheelchair lift deployment risk during gear shifts. Owners must contact DTNA for free wiring modifications to prevent injury.
Daimler Trucks North America recalls 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses with a roof hatch handle that may break, preventing emergency exit in an emergency.
When the Thomas Built Buses Minotour recalls were issued, by year — a cluster usually means one defect recalled in stages or across a platform.
Owners have filed 1 complaints with NHTSA about the Thomas Built Buses Minotour; the most reported area is power train. These are reports, not recalls: they are how NHTSA spots defects.
See Thomas Built Buses Minotour complaints, TSBs and investigations by year →
We have 27 NHTSA safety recalls on record for the Thomas Built Buses Minotour, covering model years 2002–2027. The most recent was issued Dec 9, 2025 (Equipment Adaptive/Mobility).
The 2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour has the most, with 15 recalls on record. Every model year with a recall is listed on this page with links to each one.
By system: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility (10), Seats (7), Structure (5), Equipment (4).
None of these recalls carries an NHTSA do-not-drive or park-outside warning, but each fixes a safety defect, so book the free repair promptly.
Run a VIN recall check: enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact year, then confirm at NHTSA.gov which are still unrepaired on your vehicle. Any Thomas Built Buses dealer can also look it up.
Yes. Federal law requires Thomas Built Buses to fix safety recalls free of charge at any authorized Thomas Built Buses dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age or how many owners it has had.