Thomas Built Buses Hdx EF Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Thomas Built Buses Hdx EF (1994–2002).

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All Thomas Built Buses Hdx EF recalls (2)

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

1. Hinge and attachments (structure)

   NHTSA 08V087000 Reported February 26, 2008 243,435 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

   Daimler trucks is recalling 243,435 my 1995-2008 thomas built school buses manufactured between january 1994, and march 10, 2008. (additional buses have been added to this recall campaign. Please see supplemental report no. 4) the emergency exit door handle begins corroding around the securing roll pin and square drive mechanism causing…

   Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners and will replace the handles with a more robust handle free of charge. Repairs will be performed by thomas built buses dealerships. The recall began on august 18, 2008, and…

   Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

2. Seat belts

   NHTSA 07V142000 Reported March 27, 2007 11,265 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

   Certain my 1994 through 2002 thomas built minotour, fs-65, mvp-ef, er, and hdx-ef school buses manufactured between january 23, 1994, and april 15, 2002. The seat belt may chafe on the edge of a metal bracket and wear prematurely.

   Remedy: Thomas built will notify owners and replace any chafed seat belts and replace or modify the retainer strip to prevent any further chafing. The recall began on february 8, 2008. Owners may contact thomas built at…

   Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Other Thomas Built Buses models

• Saf-T-Liner C222 complaints
• C28 complaints
• Saf-T-Liner Hdx5 complaints
• FS-654 complaints
• Mvp-Ef4 complaints
• Ef2 complaints
• Hdx2 complaints
• Minotour2 complaints

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.