NHTSA campaign 21V266000 · Manufacturer campaign FL885

Thomas Built Buses Recall 21V-266: Positive Battery Cable Terminal May Short

NHTSA recall 21V266000 (Manufacturer campaign FL885) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC on April 15, 2021, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses Minotour for the 2022 model year. Owners were notified on May 3, 2021, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 21V266000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
21V266000 (also written 21V-266 or 21V266)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
FL885
Report received
Potentially affected
11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
Owners notified

Repair completion: 100% (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 21V266000. 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

All Thomas Built Buses recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 21V266000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Thomas Built Buses Minotour. The positive battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block assembly attachment post and cause an electrical short circuit.

Safety consequence

A short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and GM dealers will remove a portion of the anti-rotation tab on both positive battery cable terminals near the fuse block assembly attachments, free of charge. The recall began on May 3, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. DTNA's number for this recall is FL885.

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 21V266000

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.