Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2000-2001 CL-960, 1998-1999 Vista, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, and...
Manufacturer safety record
Thomas Problems, complaints & recalls
NHTSA holds 69 owner complaints and 147 recalls for Thomas vehicles from 1977 to 2011. The most complained-about model is the School Bus (21 complaints).
- Complaints
- 69
- Recalls
- 147
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 9
- Injuries
- 13
- Deaths
- 1
Thomas models
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 1977-2004 | 2 | 27 |
| MVP EF | 1994-2008 | 7 | 25 |
| Saf-T-Liner | 1977-2002 | 5 | 25 |
| School Bus | 1977-2011 | 21 | 22 |
| Minotour | 1977-2005 | 0 | 21 |
| MVP ER | 1996-2008 | 1 | 20 |
| MVP | 1977-2003 | 0 | 18 |
| Vista | 1977-2000 | 1 | 16 |
| Bus | 1980-2002 | 7 | 13 |
| Thomas | 1979-1999 | 11 | 10 |
| ER Transit | 1994-2002 | 0 | 10 |
| ER | 2001-2008 | 1 | 6 |
| All Star | 1977-1996 | 0 | 6 |
| Saf-T-Liner Conventional | 1998-2005 | 0 | 6 |
| Saf-T-Liner C2 | 2004-2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Transit Liner | 1980-1994 | 0 | 5 |
| C2 | 2004-2008 | 3 | 4 |
| ER Model | 1996-2001 | 1 | 4 |
| Citiliner | 1989-1997 | 0 | 4 |
| HDX | 2000-2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Transit Liner ER | 2000-2001 | 0 | 4 |
| FS-65 | 2004-2005 | 3 | 3 |
| Saf-T-Liner HD | 2000-2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Mighty Mite | 1977-1996 | 0 | 3 |
| TL960 | 1996-2000 | 0 | 3 |
| Transit Bus | 1990-2007 | 1 | 2 |
| CL960 | 1996-2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Transit Liner HD | 2000-2001 | 0 | 2 |
| CL100 | 2000-2001 | 2 | 1 |
| Saf-T-Liner ER | 2002-2005 | 2 | 1 |
| Chartour | 1989-1997 | 0 | 1 |
| HD | 2001-2003 | 0 | 1 |
| MPV ER | 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Type D | 1990-1993 | 0 | 1 |
All time
Most complained-about Thomas vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 Thomas Thomas | 6 | 0 | B |
| 2 | 1998 Thomas School Bus | 5 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 1998 Thomas MVP EF | 3 | 8 | D |
| 4 | 1999 Thomas School Bus | 3 | 0 | D |
| 5 | 2000 Thomas Bus | 3 | 0 | F |
| 6 | 2009 Thomas School Bus | 3 | 0 | A |
| 7 | 2010 Thomas School Bus | 2 | 0 | A |
| 8 | 2011 Thomas School Bus | 2 | 0 | A |
| 9 | 2005 Thomas Saf-T-Liner ER | 2 | 1 | F |
| 10 | 2005 Thomas FS-65 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 11 | 2004 Thomas C2 | 2 | 3 | C |
| 12 | 2002 Thomas Saf-T-Liner | 2 | 0 | A |
| 13 | 2002 Thomas School Bus | 2 | 0 | B |
| 14 | 1999 Thomas Thomas | 2 | 0 | A |
| 15 | 2001 Thomas Bus | 2 | 0 | A |
Latest Thomas recalls
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2017 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 1998-1999 Vista, 2003 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2013-2017 Saf-T-liner C2, 2000-2002...
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2...
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2...
Daimler trucks is recalling 18,198 my 2003-2009 thomas built er, mvp-er, hdx, and mvp-ef school and transit buses equipped with a dual power switch and manufactured from february 1, 2002 through october 17, 2008. Solid state circuit breakers may trip...
Daimler trucks is recalling 2,250 my 2006 and 2007 thomas built minotour, fs65, c2, hdx, and mvp ef school buses and recreational vehicle chassis manufactured between march 9, 2005 and february 23, 2007, equipped with ricon s or k series wheelchair lifts...
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data