{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Daimler Trucks North America recall 11V517 (FL-617): Thomas Built Buses Ef, Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2011 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v517/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V517: IF THE HANDLE IS ACTUATED DURING A NON-EMERGENCY SITUATION AND DETACHES, THE EMERGENCY WINDOW CANNOT BE RE-SECURED, POSING A RISK THAT CH...",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Ef, Thomas Built Buses Minotour, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 26 October 2011. 90 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler trucks is recalling certain 2011 and 2012 thomas built ef and minotour school buses manufactured from july 26, 2011, through august 9, 2011, equipped with spectal industries emergency vertical push out windows. incorrect rivets may have been used to attach the handles that an occupant would use to open the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls The maker's own number for this recall: FL-617. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V517 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THE HANDLE IS ACTUATED DURING A NON-EMERGENCY SITUATION AND DETACHES, THE EMERGENCY WINDOW CANNOT BE RE-SECURED, POSING A RISK THAT CHILDREN MAY FALL OR CLIMB OUT. HOWEVER, IF THE HANDLE WERE TO DETACH DURING AN EMERGENCY, THE EXIT WINDO…” 11V517 DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Structure:Body:Door:Hinge And ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:53:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:16:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Daimler Trucks North America recall 11V517 (FL-617): Thomas Built Buses Ef, Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2011 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v517/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}