Vehicle recall 11V201000 · March 31, 2011

Thomas Built Buses Minotour, FS-65 and 2 more models

Certain model year 2000 through 2009 thomas built school buses manufactured from April 17, 2000, through December 21, 2009, were equipped with an incorrect tire load…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Certain model year 2000 through 2009 thomas built school buses manufactured from April 17, 2000, through December 21, 2009, were equipped with an incorrect tire load certification label. The certification labels list "d" load range tires with a recommended cold tire inflation pressure greater than 65 PSI. The buses are equipped with load range "e" tires that require a higher minimum tire pressure. Accordingly, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
Consequence: Incorrect tire information may lead to vehicle overloading that can result in a tire failure which may lead to a vehicle crash.
Remedy: Dtna will notify owners and dealers will replace the incorrect label with a correct label free of charge or, if the owner wishes, they may replace the label themselves. Owners should contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712 or thomas built at 1-336-889-4871 to obtain the label if they wish to affix it themselves. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about may 28, 2011.
Notes: Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-601.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 11V201000
Reported to NHTSA: March 31, 2011
Filed by: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign: FL-601
Owner notification: May 17, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected: 6,360
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Equipment › Other › Labels

Recall 11V201000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Thomas Built Buses Conventional (2002): 2002
Thomas Built Buses FS-65 (2001, 2003, 2005-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2001
Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2000-2009): 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 (2006-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006

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