NHTSA campaign 17V312000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-735
Thomas Built Buses Recall 17V-312: Seat Mounting Reinforcement Brackets Missing
NHTSA recall 17V312000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-735) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on May 11, 2017, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses Minotour for model years 2016–2018. Owners were notified on August 11, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V312000 (also written 17V-312 or 17V312)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-735
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 27.27% (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 17V312000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V312000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW school buses. The occupant seats may have been installed without reinforcement brackets being used underneath the seat rail as intended.
Safety consequence
Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install reinforcement brackets as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on July 5, 2017. The recall began on August 11, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA Customer Service 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for the recall is FL-735.
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 17V312000
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.