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Model year

2007 Thomas Built Buses EF

Bus, diesel, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Nov 18, 2015 to Nov 18, 2015.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (1)Bulletins (1)
Recall campaigns covering this model year1329 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2007 bus
Severity index0.02007 buss average 8.5
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF peaked in 2015, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.7512015120162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF name structure

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
07V-135Mar 23, 2007Certain my 2006 and 2007 thomas built minotour, fs-65, c2, hdx, and ef school buses manufactured between january 6 and september 6, 2006, equipped…Adaptive equipment329Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2007 Thomas Built Buses EF

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Nov 18, 2015Failure Apr 17, 2015Indianapolis, INBody

    5 2007 AND 1 2008 THOMAS FRONT ENGINE TRANSIT TYPE SCHOOLS BUSES AT THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN INDIANA WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS IN THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL, NEAR AXLE 2. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE 2008 WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2006; THE 5 2007'S WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2006 AS WELL. LOCAL THOMAS DEALER REPAIRED ALL 6 BUSES PER THOMAS SERVICE BULLETIN. ALL OTHER ACTIVE (USED IN SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA) THOMAS TRANSIT FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES IN THE STATE OF INDIANA WERE SPECIFICALLY INSPECTED TO ENSURE THEY DID NOT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF SIMILAR FRAME CRACKS; NO ADDITIONAL BUSES WITH CRACKED FRAMES WERE FOUND.

    NHTSA complaint 10794572
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

  • PE09047 Preliminary evaluation, Speed control
    THROTTLE STICKS ON FLOOR PLATE
    Opened Sep 30, 2009, closed Jan 4, 2010 · led to a recall
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 24-13 Jul 21, 2014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    13_Gentech DEF Coolant-Flow Solenoid, Testing and Replacement_24-13
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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