Vehicle recall 80V124000 · September 23, 1980
1980 Thomas Minotour
The involved vehicles have emergency exit labels of less than the two inch height required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles have emergency exit labels of less than the two inch height required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
- Remedy
- Each vehicle will be inspected and corrected by main plant personnel.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: school buses.system: equipment; emergency exit label.consequences of defect: emergency exit labels that are of less than therequired height may not be readily visible to passengers in the event of anemergency. This would increase the chances of passenger injury.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 80V124000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 23, 1980
- Filed by
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 57
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Thomas Minotour (1980): 1980
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