Model year

2008 Thomas MVP EF

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

Recalls (4)Complaints (0)Investigations (1)Bulletins (1)

Recall campaigns covering this model year4296k 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 2008 Thomas MVP EF 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

4 recall campaigns cover the 2008 Thomas MVP EF

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 2008 Thomas MVP EF
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
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	18,198	Part replacement
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	Not stated
08V-087	Feb 26, 2008	(additional buses have been added to this recall campaign	Structure	243,435	Part replacement
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	33,303	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2008 Thomas MVP EF

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

PE07054 Preliminary evaluation, Structure
EMERGENCY DOOR HANDLE FAILURE
Opened Nov 9, 2007, closed Mar 4, 2008 · led to a recall

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

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

PS-13-8 Nov 29, 2010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
THOMAS BUILT BUS: ALL MODELS OF THOMAS BUSES USING AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. THE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS ARE ROUTINELY BEING ADJUSTED BY SOME OPERATORS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO MAKE BRAKE PUSHROD STROKE APPEAR TO BE WITH LEGAL BRAKE ADJUSTMENT LIMITS…

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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