Certain 2002-2005 my thomas built minotour, conventional, mvp-er, er, hdx, and mvp-ef model school buses manufactured between january 8, 2002, and march 8, 2005, equipped with specialty mfg "5" series stop arms originally sold in or currently registered in...
1977-2004 · 28 model years
Thomas Conventional Problems by year
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the Thomas Conventional across 28 model years, and it has 27 recalls. The 2001 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the electrical system, followed by the body, doors & structure.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 27
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Conventional 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 Conventional problems
Thomas Conventional recalls 27
Certain 2002-2005 my thomas built minotour, conventional, mvp-er, er, hdx, and mvp-ef model school buses manufactured between january 8, 2002, and march 8, 2005, equipped with specialty mfg "5" series stop arms originally sold in or currently registered in...
On certain school or transit buses with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. If this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector...
Certain buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "Air brake systems." These buses do not have a check valve between the wet tank and the secondary tank.
Covers2001 Thomas Conventional
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with syntec seats fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 222, "School bus passenger seating and crash protection." Some seats (1) fail to meet the required four inch clearance during the test...
Vehicle description: school buses. The main body power supply wire from the chassis can chafe on the chassis (cowl) sheet metal panel, causing arcing and could result in a fire.
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with kinedyne l series button track seating, fail to comply with fmvss no. 222, ""School bus passenger seating and crash protection." Incorrect fasteners were used to secure the button track to the bus...
Vehicle description: certain school buses and transit buses equipped with national seating's series 93b-sb driver seat. A bracket attaching the gas spring shock to the height adjuster of the seat can deform and break. This bracket is located at the top...
Vehicle description: certain school buses built on navistar chassis and equipped with safety cross fixed position cross view mirrors fail to meet the requirements of fmvss no. 111, "Rearview mirrors." A bracket supplied with the mirror assembly was...
Covers2000 Thomas Conventional
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with a storage compartment overhead to the left of the driver fail to meet fmvss no. 222, "School bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with air suspension driver seat. Tether belts used to anchor the seat belt assembly to the floor were not installed on buses equipped with an air ride driver seat. This does not meet the requirements...
Latest Conventional complaints
After picking up a bus load of students from the school the bus driver noticed a burning smell on his bus. Driver pulled his bus into a parking lot and the bus started smoking from underneath the side switch panel. After the students exited the bus the plastic dash started to burn which resulted in a significant amount of damage. It appears the fire started from the electrical connections on the body solenoid. *Tr
Frame rail and crossmember breakage in rear axle area on freightliner/thomas built school buses. *Jb
Questions about the Thomas Conventional
Which Thomas Conventional years have the most problems?
What are the most common Thomas Conventional problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the electrical system (1), body, doors & structure (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Thomas Conventional have?
NHTSA lists 27 recalls across all Thomas Conventional 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