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Thomas Built Buses FS65 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Thomas Built Buses FS65 (2005–2006).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2006
year with most recalls

Pick your Thomas Built Buses FS65 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Thomas Built Buses FS6520
2005 Thomas Built Buses FS6510

All Thomas Built Buses FS65 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Thomas Built Buses FS65, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 08V321000 Reported 5 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks is recalling 5 my 2006 thomas built fs-65 school buses manufactured between june 1 and june 8, 2006, equipped with maxon wheelchair lifts. Bending occurs on the locking bracket attachments and in the ramp extrusion which fail to conform to the loading requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform…

    Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners and provide a free remedy which will be performed by thomas built dealerships. The recall began on august 27, 2008. Owners may contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.

    Model years: 2006

  2. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 06V421000 Reported 2,200 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain my 2005 and 2006 thomas built fs65 and fs65 school bus chassis manufactured between january 3, 2005, and september 21, 2006. The battery cable may chafe on a bracket adjacent to the starter.

    Remedy: Freightliner will notify owners and reposition the battery cable free of charge. The recall began on february 16, 2007. Owners may contact freightliner at 800-547-0712.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

Other Thomas Built Buses models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.