2000 Thomas Conventional Recalls, Complaints & Specs

7 safety recalls list the 2000 Thomas Conventional. Check your own VIN below.

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7 safety recalls for the 2000 Thomas Conventional

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Seat belts

   NHTSA 02V160009 Reported October 31, 2002 2,371 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   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 could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. In the…

   Remedy: Dealers will provide a plastic outer cover that snaps over the existing cover on units in the field and will replace broken seat belts free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…

2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 01V097009 Reported June 26, 2001 129 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   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.

   Remedy: Am-safe notified thomas built's customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. Owner notification began september 21, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to…

3. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 01V214000 Reported June 26, 2001 16,165 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   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.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with inspection and remedy procedures to be used in correcting this condition. Owner notification began september 14, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…

4. Seats

   NHTSA 00V380000 Reported November 17, 2000 37 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

   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 floor.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the incorrect fasteners with the correct attachment hardware.

5. Unknown or other

   NHTSA 00V360000 Reported November 3, 2000 11,500 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

   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."

   Remedy: Dealers will add padding to the sides of the storage compartment. Owner notification began february 8, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

6. Exterior (visibility)

   NHTSA 00V361000 Reported November 3, 2000 53 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

   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 manufactured incorrectly. The entire top surface of one or more cylinders described in…

   Remedy: Thomas built sent service personnel to replace the entire mirror assembly on the affected buses.

7. 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

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2000 Thomas Conventional. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

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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.