{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 17V312 (FL-735): 2016-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW School Buses",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v312/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V312 (Thomas Built Buses): Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Minotour, model years 2016 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 11 May 2017. 22 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. 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 Thomas Built Buses's own number for this recall: FL-735. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V312 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: “Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.” 17V312 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Seats 11 May 2017 2016-2018 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR Without reinforcement brackets, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and install rein",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:03:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:38:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 17V312 (FL-735): 2016-2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW School Buses\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v312/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}