AutoStatsIQ
Data through Oct 2026
Model line

Thomas Conventional

Every Thomas Conventional model year on file, 1977 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years281977 to 2004
Recall campaigns27Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.75119771980198319861989199219951998200112004
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Thomas Conventional complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
1
Electrical system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thomas Conventional 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 Conventional by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2004Not decoded0NoneNone201
2003Not decoded0NoneNone201
2002Bus1100.0100201
2001Bus10.0100412
2000Not decoded0NoneNone711
1999Not decoded0NoneNone510
1998Not decoded0NoneNone700
1997Not decoded0NoneNone800
1996Not decoded0NoneNone1102
1995Not decoded0NoneNone1000
1994Not decoded0NoneNone900
1993Not decoded0NoneNone700
1992Not decoded0NoneNone500
1991Not decoded0NoneNone500
1990Not decoded0NoneNone300
1989Not decoded0NoneNone200
1988Not decoded0NoneNone200
1987Not decoded0NoneNone200
1986Not decoded0NoneNone200
1985Not decoded0NoneNone200
1984Not decoded0NoneNone200
1983Not decoded0NoneNone200
1982Not decoded0NoneNone200
1981Not decoded0NoneNone200
1980Not decoded0NoneNone200
1979Not decoded0NoneNone200
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1977Not decoded0NoneNone200
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thomas Conventional

  • 05V-347 Aug 3, 2005
    Certain 2002-2005 my thomas built minotour, conventional, mvp-er, er, hdx, and mvp-ef model school buses manufactured between january 8, 2002, and…
    Other or unknown · 5,954 vehicles
  • 05V-340 Jul 25, 2005
    Certain 2002-2005 my thomas built minotour, conventional, mvp-er, er, hdx, and mvp-ef model school buses manufactured between january 8, 2002, and…
    Other or unknown · 14k vehicles
  • 02V-160-009 Oct 31, 2002
    On certain school or transit buses with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can…
    Seat belts · 2,371 vehicles
  • 02V-062 Feb 22, 2002
    Certain buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." these buses do not have a…
    Brakes · 51 vehicles
  • 01V-341 Nov 1, 2001
    Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with syntec seats fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger…
    Seats · 708 vehicles
  • 01V-214 Jun 26, 2001
    Vehicle description: school buses
    Electrical system · 16k vehicles
  • 01V-097-009 Jun 26, 2001
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe
    Seat belts · 129 vehicles
  • 00V-380 Nov 17, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with kinedyne l series button track seating, fail to comply with fmvss no. 222, ""school bus…
    Seats · 37 vehicles
  • 00V-362 Nov 3, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93b-sb driver seat
    Seats · 6,500 vehicles
  • 00V-361 Nov 3, 2000
    Vehicle description: certain school buses built on navistar chassis and equipped with safety cross fixed position cross view mirrors fail to meet…
    Visibility and wipers · 53 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.