Thomas Built Buses Minotour, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Ef, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx, model years 2007 to 2011. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 17 May 2012. 890 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 saf-t-liner ef, minotour, saf-t-liner c2, and saf-t-liner hdx school buses equipped with braun century-2 and vista-2 wheelchair lifts. over time, and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or …
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The maker's own number for this recall: FL-627. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V225 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V225 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 May 2012 |
| Model years | 2007-2011 |
| Vehicles named | THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Thomas Built Buses Minotour recalls: 46 US campaigns
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 recalls: 115 US campaigns
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Ef recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX recalls: 78 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V225, wording as read on 8 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v225/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V225 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
a37ca7bb - Consequence
4125024e - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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