NHTSA campaign 14V074000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-659
Thomas Built Recall 14V-074: Missing Floor Reinforcements for Seat Belts
NHTSA recall 14V074000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-659) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America on February 20, 2014, with 570 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Minotour for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on April 17, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V074000 (also written 14V-074 or 14V074)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-659
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 570 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 48.07% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V074000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Thomas Built
Thomas Built Minotour
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V074000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour dual rear wheel school buses manufactured October 21, 2011, through January 16, 2014, and equipped with certain 3-passenger IMMI or S3C brand seats installed in the rear section of the bus. In the affected vehicles, the floor reinforcement channels that provide additional support for the seat mounting were omitted during manufacturing.
Safety consequence
Without the floor reinforcement channels, in a crash, the floor may flex and the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants.
Manufacturer remedy
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing floor reinforcement channels, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4537. Daimler's number for this recall is FL-659.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V074000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.