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Thomas FS-65Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Thomas FS-65.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls22004–2005 model years

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

Best & worst years

Thomas FS-65 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 FS-65 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Thomas FS-65 problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Exterior lighting20
Electrical system11
2 recalls

Thomas FS-65 recalls

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

–Axle: spindle05V-467 · 2005 · Oct 5, 2005 · 1,100 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic05V-426 · 2004–2005 · Sep 20, 2005 · 1,630 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the FS-65

  1. STEERING COLUMN WELD CRACKSEA07002 · 2004–2005 · closed Jul 12, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-289