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Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef

Every Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef model year on file, 2003 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years42 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102003 to 2012
Recall campaigns15Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins583Summed across model years
By model year

The 2004 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 25% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75120032004120052006200720082009201020112012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2
Seats
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone1075
2011Bus10.01009074
2010Not decoded0NoneNone9073
2009Bus10.0677074
2008Not decoded0NoneNone3075
2007Bus1100.01006074
2006Not decoded0NoneNone7074
2005Not decoded0NoneNone401
2004Bus1100.0100401
2003Not decoded0NoneNone1062
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thomas Built Buses Mvp-Ef

  • 11V-474 Sep 15, 2011
    V-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686, used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the diesel oxidation…
    Engine and cooling · 6,225 vehicles
  • 11V-223 Apr 6, 2011
    Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing
    Equipment · 64 vehicles
  • 11V-222 Apr 6, 2011
    Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing
    Equipment · 6,831 vehicles
  • 10V-487 Oct 14, 2010
    Weld which holds the mounting tab to the shock body was improperly welded and can break
    Seats · 6 vehicles
  • 10V-486 Oct 14, 2010
    Weld which holds the mounting tab to the shock body was improperly welded and can break
    Seats · 294 vehicles
  • 10V-397 Sep 3, 2010
    On affected vehicles the megafuse junction box is located in an area exposed to excessive road splash and spry
    Engine and cooling · 66 vehicles
  • 10V-396 Sep 3, 2010
    On affected vehicles the megafuse junction box is located in an area exposed to excessive road splash and spry
    Engine and cooling · 1,117 vehicles
  • 10V-058 Feb 23, 2010
    Buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."…
    Seats · 100 vehicles
  • 09V-462 Dec 1, 2009
    Accelerator pedal may become wedged against the scuff plate and become stuck in full throttle position
    Speed control · 5,082 vehicles
  • 09V-394 Oct 2, 2009
    Change to the wire used in the led light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms
    Other or unknown · 2,922 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.