Thomas CL960 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Thomas CL960 (1996–2000).

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All Thomas CL960 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Thomas CL960, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Seats

   NHTSA 00V362000 Reported November 3, 2000 6,500 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

   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 of the height adjuster.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat base and add reinforcement to the seat assembly

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

2. Seats

   NHTSA 98V229000 Reported September 17, 1998 4,300 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

   Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with national seating series 93b-sb driver seat. A bracket attaching to the height adjusting shock absorber on the driver's seat can deform and break.

   Remedy: Dealers will add a reinforcement to the bracket, or if the bracket is deformed and/or broken, the entire seat base will be replaced.

   Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998

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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.