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2022 Thomas Built Buses MinotourProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 0 owner complaints about the 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. It is covered by 5 safety recalls, and for recall 22V-840 the manufacturer reports only 80% of affected cars repaired.

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CarFlaw IndexNot enough dataHigher is better (0–100)
Safety recalls5Lowest repair rate 80%Owner complaints00 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem0—

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through November 14, 2022. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour has problems

0 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

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

5 recalls

2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

80%repaired · 2024 Q4

Seats: barriers

Recall 22V-840 · Nov 14, 2022 · 20 vehicles · 16 repaired

Risk. Occupants may collide with the front seat barrier with more force than intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

100%repaired · 2022 Q4

Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp

Recall 21V-999 · Dec 20, 2021 · 2 vehicles · 2 repaired

Risk. Bus movement with the wheelchair lift deployed can increase the risk of injury.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

87%repaired · 2023 Q3

Structure

Recall 21V-661 · Aug 25, 2021 · 669 vehicles · 580 repaired

Risk. A school bus cabin with insufficient joint strength increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

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100%repaired · 2022 Q4

Escape/egress/exit: latching/release system

Recall 21V-113 · Feb 24, 2021 · 14 vehicles · 14 repaired

Risk. A locked emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Thomas Built Buses.

Best & worst years

2022 vs. every other Minotour year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Minotour median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, and the recalls they led to.

  1. 6L90 Transmission FailurePE23016 · closed Jan 10, 2025
    No recall

Own a 2022 Minotour?

Decode your VIN to see the recalls for your exact car, then confirm open recalls with NHTSA.