{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Thomas Built Buses recall 18V698 (FL-797): Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2015 to 2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v698/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V698 (Thomas Built Buses): If the emergency exit door does not open wide enough, it may limit the ability to exit the bus, increasing the risk of injury in t...",
  "excerpt": "Thomas Built Buses Minotour, model years 2015 to 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2018. 701 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour school buses with 36\" or 39\" wide seats. The rear emergency exit door may not open wide enough to meet the unobstructed emergency egress area requirements. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of … 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-797. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V698 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 emergency exit door does not open wide enough, it may limit the ability to exit the bus, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.” 18V698 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit 5 October 2018 2015-2019 THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR If the emergency exit door ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Thomas Built Buses recall 18V698 (FL-797): Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2015 to 2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v698/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}