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Thomas Built Buses MVP-EFYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 4 owner complaints and 16 safety recalls on record for the Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints4Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls162003–2012 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 9 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF problems

All model years combined: 4 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
Electrical system22
Seats20
16 recalls

Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF recalls

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

–Engine and engine cooling11V-474 · 2011–2012 · Sep 15, 2011 · 6,225 vehicles–Appliance: air conditioner11V-223 · 2006–2011 · Apr 6, 2011 · 64 vehicles–Appliance: air conditioner11V-222 · 2006–2011 · Apr 6, 2011 · 6,831 vehicles–Seats10V-487 · 2010–2011 · Oct 14, 2010 · 6 vehicles–Seats10V-486 · 2010–2011 · Oct 14, 2010 · 294 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling10V-396 · 2009–2011 · Sep 3, 2010 · 1,117 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling10V-397 · 2009–2011 · Sep 3, 2010 · 66 vehicles–Seats10V-058 · 2011 · Feb 23, 2010 · 100 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal09V-462 · 2006–2011 · Dec 1, 2009 · 5,082 vehicles–Other: school bus stop arm assembly09V-394 · 2009–2010 · Oct 2, 2009 · 2,922 vehicles–Structure09V-287 · 2010 · Jul 23, 2009 · 35 vehicles–Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers08V-622 · 2003–2009 · Nov 26, 2008 · 18,198 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 16 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the MVP-EF

  1. TIE ROD TUBE FAILUREPE04062 · 2003 · closed Feb 2, 2005
    No recall
  2. SCHOOL BUS LIGHTING FAILURESEA04014 · 2003 · closed Dec 20, 2004
    No recall