Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 thomas built school buses manufactured between march 31, 2008 and february 18, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (Smi) 000290 led light kits. A change to the wire used in the led light...
2006-2010 · 3 model years
Thomas Built Buses C2 Problems by year
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the Thomas Built Buses C2 across 3 model years, and it has 9 recalls. The 2007 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (6), while 2010 has far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the visibility & wipers, followed by the brakes.
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 9
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
C2 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common C2 problems
Thomas Built Buses C2 recalls 9
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2010 thomas built school buses and freightliner business class m2 medium duty trucks and freightliner custom chassis s2 vehicles manufactured between april 21 and july 2, 2009, equipped with trw igen 3...
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...
Daimler trucks is recalling 1,419 my 2006 through 2008 thomas built school buses and recreational vehicle chassis manufactured between march 7, 2005 and may 27, 2008, equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the...
Certain my 2006 and 2007 thomas built minotour, fs-65, c2, hdx, and ef school buses manufactured between january 6 and september 6, 2006, equipped with ricon wheelchair platform lift models s2003, s2005, s2010, s5503, s5505, s5510, k2003, k2005, k2010, k5503...
Certain thomas built 2006 and 2007 c2 school buses manufactured between december 21, 2005, and september 4, 2006. The inlet air fitting welded to the base plate was manufactured inconsistently, possibly allowing the fitting to separate. Separation of the...
Certain thomas built 2006 and 2007 c2 school buses manufactured between december 21, 2005, and september 4, 2006. The stop arm may not deploy.
Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.
Certain my 2004-2006 freightliner custom chassis b2 school buses and thomas built c2 school buses built with air or hydraulic brakes with a one valve park brake system and park brake release interlock manufactured between june 17, 2004, and february 20, 2006...
Latest C2 complaints
Something broke the lower side dash window lt side. The glass is bonded to the frame with a rubber like substance. These are supposed to be tempered glass which normally break into small squares and are fairly harmless. This window broke into sharp stick like shards radiating around the fracture site at the top area where the glass was bonded to the frame. This is the first window break we have had on a c2 and we were alarmed at the failure of the glass to disintegrate into the usual small squares. Does the bonding have something to do with the change in the pattern? *Tr
On the morning of may 12, 2011 north carolina public school bus located in edgecombe county was totally destroyed by a fire that originated in the rear bulkhead area of the bus that houses a carrier air conditioner and additional electrical components. The bus was on its route picking up children for school when the children began to smell smoke and notified the driver. The driver immediately stopped the bus and evacuated the children just moments before fire was seen in the passenger compartment of the bus in the...
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rear bulkhead area. The school personnel reporting to the scene disconnected the battery from the electrical system first on the bus which was already heavily involved with flames when he arrived. The fire department arrived and extinguished the blaze however the bus was totally destroyed by this time. The entire interior of the bus was destroyed from the floor level to the roof and onto the hood covering the engine. There were 39 children on the bus plus the driver at the time of the incident. The bus is currently isolated for investigation. *Tr
Thomas c2 - amu park brake switch, 2007-2008 year models problem: my office received reports from scde maintenance facilities of continued failures with the air brake interlock system air management unit (amu). The failure mode of current concern is with the park brake switch in the amu. This failure mode prevents the release of the park brakes. The scde operates 879 of these units. Concern: when this type of failure occurs, the driver can no longer release the park brakes. School bus drivers are trained to...
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set the park brakes each time they are loading/unloading students. In most cases there is no warning or intermittent failure. Failures of this type leave the bus and students sitting in the middle of the road creating a very dangerous situation. The bus can not be moved from the roadway until a technician is dispatched to manually release the park brakes and allow the bus to move. The students must then be off loaded onto a spare bus before continuing the route. Background: the amu was previously involved in safety recall fl538 a-b for the brake light switch module failure. We are now experiencing problems w/ failures on the park brake module. When this problem was brought to my attention, I had our staff pull installation information for the part numbers involved from all 45 maintenance facilities. To date our records indicate that we have experienced this type failure on 139 buses or 16% of the 879 units in our fleet. These units are identified in the attached excel file.
Transmission cooler in radiator leaked causing replacement of radiator. Anti-freeze back flushed into the transmission causing contamination and transmission also needed to be replaced. Total cost $5,751.00 To a bus two years old with 30,000 miles. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 thomas built buses saf-t-liner c2 bus. While driving approximately 35 mph, the exterior rear brake light failed to illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 06v205000 (parking brake:conventional:air) regarding the air manage unit. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 32,000.
Our thomas c-2 buses have student crossing mirrors that will not hold adjustment. The brackets continually break and the hood mounts pull out. The mirrors used are rosco haweye. *Tr
Questions about the Thomas Built Buses C2
Which Thomas Built Buses C2 years have the most problems?
Which Thomas Built Buses C2 years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years that have been on the road for at least three years, 2010 have the best Safety Index - the fewest complaints, crashes and recalls for their age compared with other C2 years. Always check the exact vehicle's recalls by VIN before you buy.
What are the most common Thomas Built Buses C2 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the visibility & wipers (4), brakes (2), engine & cooling (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Thomas Built Buses C2 have?
NHTSA lists 9 recalls across all Thomas Built Buses C2 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
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