2002 Thomas School BusProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 2002 Thomas School Bus, most often about the service brakes, air. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through July 7, 2006. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2002 Thomas School Bus has problems

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
Service brakes, air10
Visibility11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2002 Thomas School Bus recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2002 vs. every other School Bus year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the School Bus median. How we score

'77'78'79'80'81'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'02'04'09'10'11
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2002 Thomas School Bus, and the recalls they led to.

  1. SCHOOL BUS LIGHTING FAILURESEA04014 · closed Dec 20, 2004
    No recall
  2. HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURESPE04012 · closed Jun 9, 2004
    No recall
In owners' words

What School Bus owners report

Recent service brakes, air complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT AIR BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNT CAM ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND BOTH FRONT AIR BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIR BRAKE CHAMBER IS EATON -…
Complaint 10161795 · Jul 7, 2006

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