Model year

1996 Thomas Conventional

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

Recall campaigns covering this model year11173k 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 1996 Thomas Conventional 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

11 recall campaigns cover the 1996 Thomas Conventional

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 1996 Thomas Conventional
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
00V-362Nov 3, 2000Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93b-sb driver seatSeats6,500Part replacement
00V-360Nov 3, 2000Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with a storage compartment overhead to the left of the driver fail to meet fmvss no. 222,…Other or unknown11,500Not stated
99V-175Jul 2, 1999Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with air suspension driver seatSeats744Repair or modification
99V-173Jul 2, 1999Vehicle description: school busesSeats2,175Repair or modification
98V-309Dec 7, 1998Vehicle description: school buses built on a navistar chassisVisibility and wipers500Repair or modification
98V-229Sep 17, 1998Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with national seating series 93b-sb driver seatSeats4,300Part replacement
97V-192Nov 1, 1997Vehicle description: school busesSeats2,391Repair or modification
97V-031Mar 5, 1997Vehicle description: school buses equipped with outward opening service doorsStructure24,082Repair or modification
96V-178-008Jan 13, 1997Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with isringhausen seats in the driver positionSeats38Part replacement
96V-189Oct 1, 1996Fittings used to secure the school bus seats or wheel chair tie-downs to the track used in the track seating system do not seat properly resulting…Other or unknown18Part replacement
96V-139Jul 23, 1996Item worn by a child, such as a long drawstring, sash, or backpack/bookbag accessory, can become caught in the area between the service door and…Structure120,371Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1996 Thomas Conventional

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

    NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

    Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
    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.

    • 9814 Nov 3, 1998 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      SUBJECT REGARDING FLIP SEAT CORNER COVERS, UNDERSEAT. *TT
    • 9833 Nov 3, 1998 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      CONCERNS WITH THE FRONT ENTRACE DOOR SEAL AT HEADER. *TT
    Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.