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Thomas Er Model Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the Thomas Er Model (1996–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1996.

4
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
1996
year with most complaints

Pick your Thomas Er Model model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Thomas Er Model10
2000 Thomas Er Model20
1997 Thomas Er Model20
1996 Thomas Er Model01

What Thomas Er Model owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1996 model year has the most, with 1.

All Thomas Er Model recalls (4)

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

  1. Seat belts

    NHTSA 02V160009 Reported 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…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 01V097009 Reported 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…

    Model years: 2000

  3. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 97V177000 Reported 953 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school and transit buses. If debris becomes trapped between the plastic cup, which seals the opening where the steering column comes through the bus floor and the steering knuckle, the steering linkage can bind.

    Remedy: Owners are requested to remove the plastic seal which will leave an opening between the vehicle floor and the steering column. Thomas built is in the process of designing a proper seal for that area, and this seal will…

    Model years: 1997

  4. Pump (steering)

    NHTSA 97V154000 Reported 200 vehicles potentially affected THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.

    Vehicle description: transit buses. A burr on the spool bore of the steering gear pumps can result in the loss of oil flow.

    Remedy: Thomas built is requesting owners to inspect the date code on the steering gear pump. If the pump is stamped with a date code prior to 6/1/97 and does not have an "l" or an "rl" stamped on the identification tag, the…

    Model years: 1997

Other Thomas 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.