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Thomas Built Buses EFYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Thomas Built Buses EF.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: StructureSafety recalls32004–2012 model years

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

Best & worst years

Thomas Built Buses EF 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 EF median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Thomas Built Buses EF problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Structure10
Vehicle speed control10
3 recalls

Thomas Built Buses EF recalls

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

–Door: hinge and attachments11V-517 · 2011–2012 · Oct 26, 2011 · 90 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility07V-135 · 2006–2007 · Mar 23, 2007 · 329 vehicles–Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers06V-136 · 2004–2006 · Apr 25, 2006 · 11,666 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the EF

  1. THROTTLE STICKS ON FLOOR PLATEPE09047 · 2006–2010 · closed Jan 4, 2010
    Led to recall 09V-462
  2. EMERGENCY WINDOW HANDLES BREAKPE09023 · 2010 · closed Aug 5, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-287
  3. SIDE WHEELCHAIR DOOR AJARPE09021 · 2009–2010 · closed Aug 7, 2009
    No recall
  4. BRAKE HOSE/TUBE ABRADINGPE09004 · 2008 · closed Apr 16, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-114
  5. ELECTRICAL PANEL FIRESPE06012 · 2004–2006 · closed Jun 15, 2006
    Led to recall 06V-136