OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 20V690000

NHTSA campaign 20V690000 covers 13 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 615 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received November 9, 2020 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 20V690000 says

NHTSA campaign 20V690000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that If the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing the risk of injury.

Defect summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses. The driver may be able to release the park brake and shift the transmission out of Park and into a drive gear while the wheelchair lift is deployed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems.".

Consequence summary

If the vehicle is put into drive while the wheelchair lift is deployed, the vehicle may move forward or backward, increasing the risk of injury.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 20V690000

For NHTSA campaign 20V690000, the filed corrective action says: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 19, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-868.

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will have the wheelchair lift wiring modified as needed, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on January 6, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 19, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-868.

Owner notification: May 19, 2021
Filing manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Component groups: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 20V690000

RecallRoad links 13 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 20V690000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.