Vehicle recall 16V103000 · February 23, 2016
2012-2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V103000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 23, 2016
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-701
- Owner notification
- April 18, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,323
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting; Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer
Vehicles covered
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