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Thomas MVP EF

Every Thomas MVP EF model year on file, 1994 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years70 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151994 to 2008
Recall campaigns25Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 43% of the model's total

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

0123199419961998320002002200420062008
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 MVP EF complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
3
Fuel system
3
Brakes
2
Powertrain
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thomas 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 MVP EF by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Not decoded0NoneNone411
2007Not decoded0NoneNone410
2006Not decoded0NoneNone410
2005Not decoded0NoneNone510
2004Bus10.0100720
2003Not decoded0NoneNone621
2002Not decoded0NoneNone931
2001Not decoded0NoneNone1031
2000Not decoded0NoneNone1121
1999Not decoded0NoneNone1020
1998Bus30.0300810
1997Bus20.0133601
1996Bus10.0100412
1995Not decoded0NoneNone410
1994Not decoded0NoneNone300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thomas MVP EF

  • 08V-622 Nov 26, 2008
    Solid state circuit breakers may trip unnecessarily potentially resulting in a loss of power to the bus chassis and body electrical circuits…
    Electrical system · 18k vehicles
  • 08V-432 Aug 25, 2008
    Anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user
    Adaptive equipment · 1,046 vehicles
  • 08V-430 Aug 25, 2008
    These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor…
    Adaptive equipment · 1,419 vehicles
  • 08V-087 Feb 26, 2008
    (additional buses have been added to this recall campaign
    Structure · 243k vehicles
  • 07V-544 Nov 29, 2007
    Certain 2001 through 2008 thomas built fs-56, er, mvp er, hdx, and mvp ef school buses manufactured from october 23, 2000, through january 24,…
    Electrical system · 33k vehicles
  • 07V-142 Mar 27, 2007
    Certain my 1994 through 2002 thomas built minotour, fs-65, mvp-ef, er, and hdx-ef school buses manufactured between january 23, 1994, and april…
    Seat belts · 11k vehicles
  • 05V-469 Oct 5, 2005
    Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005
    Fuel system · 8,310 vehicles
  • 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
  • 05V-205 Apr 27, 2005
    Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef…
    Fuel system · 16k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.