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Thomas Built Buses MinotourYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 61 safety recalls on record for the Thomas Built Buses Minotour.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls612000–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Thomas Built Buses Minotour years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Minotour median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 13 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 19 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 20 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 21 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 13 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 16 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 16 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 18 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 20 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 23 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 22 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 14 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Thomas Built Buses Minotour problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train10
Structure10
61 recalls

Thomas Built Buses Minotour recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

80%Seats: barriers22V-840 · 2021–2023 · Nov 14, 2022 · 20 vehicles100%Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp21V-999 · 2022 · Dec 20, 2021 · 2 vehicles60%Wiring: relays/solenoids21V-741 · 2015–2018 · Sep 23, 2021 · 87 vehicles87%Structure21V-661 · 2022 · Aug 25, 2021 · 669 vehicles100%12v/24v/48v battery: cables21V-266 · 2022 · Apr 15, 2021 · 11 vehicles100%Escape/egress/exit: latching/release system21V-113 · 2022 · Feb 24, 2021 · 14 vehicles64%Equipment adaptive/mobility20V-690 · 2008–2021 · Nov 9, 2020 · 615 vehicles0%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel19V-718 · 2020 · Oct 10, 2019 · 7 vehicles0%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel19V-717 · 2020 · Oct 9, 2019 · 1,045 vehicles65%Seats19V-712 · 2014–2020 · Oct 4, 2019 · 53,528 vehicles64%Sensing system: camera19V-620 · 2019–2020 · Aug 22, 2019 · 11 vehicles77%Emergency: escape/egress/exit19V-550 · 2019–2020 · Jul 25, 2019 · 3,080 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 61 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Minotour

  1. 6L90 Transmission FailurePE23016 · 2016–2022 · closed Jan 10, 2025
    No recall
  2. Daimler Trucks North America RecallsAQ18002 · 2007–2018 · closed Jul 11, 2024
    No recall
  3. WHEELCHAIR LIFT MICRO-SWITCH DISABLEDPE06049 · 2006–2007 · closed Feb 27, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-040
  4. MISSING ELECT. PANEL MOUNTING HARDWAREPE06035 · 2006 · closed Dec 19, 2006
    No recall