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Model year

2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (2)Complaints (0)Investigations (1)Bulletins (2)
Recall campaigns covering this model year22,205 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65 by year filed

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

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

Complaints by component

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

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

2 recall campaigns cover the 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65

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Recall campaigns for the 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
08V-321Jul 15, 2008Bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor…Adaptive equipment5Not stated
06V-421Nov 2, 2006Certain my 2005 and 2006 thomas built fs65 and fs65 school bus chassis manufactured between january 3, 2005, and september 21, 2006Electrical system2,200Not stated
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2006 Thomas Built Buses FS65

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.

0 complaints on file.

    Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
    Investigations

    1 NHTSA investigation on file

    • EA07002 Engineering analysis, Steering
      STEERING COLUMN WELD CRACKS
      Opened Jan 30, 2007, closed Jul 12, 2007 · led to a recall
    Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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    Service bulletins

    2 manufacturer communications cover this model year

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

    • PSB-13R-3 Aug 29, 2014 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      THOMAS BUS: REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED REGARDING STRESS CRACKS FOUND IN CROSS TUBE FORE AND AFT OF REAR WHEEL HOUSING. MODEL CONVENTIONAL, FS65, EF, EFX, ER/HD, HDX. *PE
    • 51R3 Feb 14, 2008 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      THOMAS BUILT BUSES: THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE FORWARD DOOR LEAF HEX SHAFT BREAKING. *PE
    Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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