NHTSA campaign 14V760000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-675

Thomas Built Buses Recall 14V-760: Fuel Tank Strap may be Unsecured

NHTSA recall 14V760000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-675) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on November 28, 2014, with 4,606 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses Minotour for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on January 26, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
14V760000 (also written 14V-760 or 14V760)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-675
Report received
Potentially affected
4,606 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
Owners notified

Repair completion: 83.47% (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 14V760000. 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 Buses

  • Thomas Built Buses Minotour

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built April 2, 2014 – October 3, 2014 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V760000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses manufactured April 2, 2012, to October 3, 2014, and built on a GM or Ford Chassis with a gasoline engine. In the affected buses, the fastener that secures the fuel tank strap may be loose.

Safety consequence

An unsecured fuel tank strap could allow the fuel tank to contact the ground, increasing the risk of a fuel leak and fire.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and properly secure the fuel tank strap, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 26, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-675.

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 14V760000

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.