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Thomas Built Buses C2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Thomas Built Buses C2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: VisibilitySafety recalls92006–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Thomas Built Buses C2 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/1006 complaints · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Thomas Built Buses C2 problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Visibility30
Parking brake20
Engine and engine cooling10
Visibility/wiper10
Structure10
Exterior lighting10
9 recalls

Thomas Built Buses C2 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Other: school bus stop arm assembly09V-394 · 2010 · Oct 2, 2009 · 2,922 vehicles–Steering: column09V-355 · 2010 · Sep 15, 2009 · 1,505 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-430 · 2006–2007 · Aug 25, 2008 · 1,419 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-432 · 2006–2007 · Aug 25, 2008 · 1,046 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility07V-135 · 2006–2007 · Mar 23, 2007 · 329 vehicles–Other: school bus stop arm assembly07V-002 · 2006–2007 · Jan 4, 2007 · 1,441 vehicles–Other: school bus stop arm assembly06V-496 · 2006–2007 · Dec 29, 2006 · 2,108 vehicles–Conventional: air06V-205 · 2007 · Jun 12, 2006 · 5,243 vehicles–Parking brake06V-085 · 2006 · Mar 28, 2006 · 250 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C2

  1. Pass-Through Power Stud CorrosionPE11031 · 2006–2007 · closed Feb 2, 2012
    Led to recall 11V-503
  2. Brake Line ChafingPE11032 · 2006–2007 · closed Jan 30, 2012
    Led to recall 11V-505