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Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER (1999–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

3
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
1999
year with most complaints

Pick your Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER10
1999 Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER21

What Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1999 model year has the most, with 1.

All Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER recalls (3)

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

  1. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 02V320000 Reported 122 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    On certain school and transit buses equipped with reyco rear axle air suspensions, deflated suspension air bags could create excessive driveline angles causing u-joint damage.

    Remedy: Dealers will install axle stops to limit rear suspension travel and fastener torque will be checked on the suspension height control rod. Owner notification is expected to begin during february 2003. Owners who take…

    Model years: 2002

  2. Compressor (service brakes)

    NHTSA 01V111004 Reported 194 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: transit and shuttle buses equipped with cummins isc and isl diesel engines. The internal front bushing can spin, causing damage to the air compressor, and possibly to the spindle drive at the rear face of the air compressor which is used to provide power to the vehicle hydraulic pump. Failure of the air compressor's…

    Remedy: Cummins is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will replace the air compressor. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive…

    Model years: 1999

  3. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V044002 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began may 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1999

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.