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Thomas School BUS

Every Thomas School BUS model year on file, 1977 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years216 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years281977 to 2011
Recall campaigns22Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 24% of the model's total

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

024619771980198319861989199219951998520042011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Thomas School BUS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
5
Seats
5
Electrical system
4
Engine and cooling
2
Brakes
2
Suspension
1
Fuel system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Structure
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thomas School BUS 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 School BUS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2011Bus20.0200000
2010Bus250.0200000
2009Bus333.3200000
2004Bus1100.0100111
2002Bus250.0200020
1999Not decoded333.3300020
1998Bus50.0500000
1997Not decoded1100.0100001
1996Bus20.0200211
1995Not decoded0NoneNone211
1994Not decoded0NoneNone410
1993Not decoded0NoneNone420
1992Not decoded0NoneNone1010
1991Not decoded0NoneNone1110
1990Not decoded0NoneNone1210
1989Not decoded0NoneNone910
1988Not decoded0NoneNone810
1987Not decoded0NoneNone600
1986Not decoded0NoneNone600
1985Not decoded0NoneNone600
1984Not decoded0NoneNone400
1983Not decoded0NoneNone400
1982Not decoded0NoneNone410
1981Not decoded0NoneNone400
1980Not decoded0NoneNone400
1979Not decoded0NoneNone300
1978Not decoded0NoneNone300
1977Not decoded0NoneNone300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thomas School BUS

  • 05V-284 Jun 14, 2005
    Certain freightliner trucks and thomas school buses equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture…
    Suspension · 634 vehicles
  • 96V-080 May 6, 1996
    Door hinges were not shielded and can snag exiting children's clothing or accessories
    Structure · 14k vehicles
  • 96V-065 Apr 15, 1996
    Fasteners used to secure the mounting foot of either forward or rearward handrails could be installed in such a manner as to allow the possibility…
    Structure · 38k vehicles
  • 96V-054 Mar 26, 1996
    Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
    Structure · 4,500 vehicles
  • 94V-214 Nov 1, 1994
    Hole in the bolt portion of the vandalock was drilled in an incorrect location, allowing the pin to be inserted with the bolt in the locked…
    Latches and locks · 1,458 vehicles
  • 94V-120 Jun 27, 1994
    Cable installed to temporarily bypass the neutral switch to enable the engine to be started was not removed at delivery
    Electrical system · 285 vehicles
  • 94V-092 May 13, 1994
    Decal warning of the potential danger in using starting fluid to start the engine was omitted
    Equipment · 423 vehicles
  • 93V-032-001 Mar 29, 1993
    Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
    Structure · 87k vehicles
  • 93V-029 Mar 3, 1993
    Safety belt anchorage bolts do not comply with the requirements of fmvss 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages"
    Seats · 188 vehicles
  • 93V-013 Jan 1, 1993
    Current production stationary window assemblies allow the glass to disengage from the rubber and/or frame
    Visibility and wipers · 25k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.