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Thomas Vista

Every Thomas Vista model year on file, 1977 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years241977 to 2000
Recall campaigns16Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins14Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.7511977197919811983198519871989199119931995119972000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Thomas Vista complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Thomas Vista 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 Vista by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Not decoded0NoneNone201
1999Not decoded0NoneNone300
1998Not decoded0NoneNone401
1997Not decoded0NoneNone402
1996Not decoded0NoneNone504
1995Sedan10.05601
1994Not decoded0NoneNone901
1993Not decoded0NoneNone701
1992Not decoded0NoneNone401
1991Not decoded0NoneNone401
1990Not decoded0NoneNone201
1989Not decoded0NoneNone100
1988Not decoded0NoneNone100
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
1985Not decoded0NoneNone100
1984Not decoded0NoneNone100
1983Not decoded0NoneNone100
1982Not decoded0NoneNone100
1981Not decoded0NoneNone100
1980Not decoded0NoneNone100
1979Not decoded0NoneNone100
1978Not decoded0NoneNone100
1977Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Thomas Vista

  • 16V-395 Jun 2, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode
    Structure · 25k 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
  • 98V-309 Dec 7, 1998
    Vehicle description: school buses built on a navistar chassis
    Visibility and wipers · 500 vehicles
  • 98V-229 Sep 17, 1998
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with national seating series 93b-sb driver seat
    Seats · 4,300 vehicles
  • 97V-192 Nov 1, 1997
    Vehicle description: school buses
    Seats · 2,391 vehicles
  • 96V-139 Jul 23, 1996
    Item 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…
    Structure · 120k vehicles
  • 96V-105 Jun 17, 1996
    Item worn by a child, such as a long drawstring, sash, or backpack/bookbag accessory can become caught in a small opening at the floor level of…
    Structure · 6,358 vehicles
  • 95V-135 Jul 20, 1995
    Wrong attachment bolts were used on the driver's seat
    Seat belts · 17 vehicles
  • 95V-087 May 1, 1995
    Roof hatches on these buses do not meet the exterior handle requirements of fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
    Visibility and wipers · 350 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.