2010 Thomas School BusProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 2010 Thomas School Bus, most often about the seats. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through March 21, 2019. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2010 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
Seats10
Service brakes11

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

0 recalls

2010 Thomas School Bus recalls and how many were fixed

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

Best & worst years

2010 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

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In owners' words

What School Bus owners report

Recent seats complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

ON THE SYNTEC SCHOOL BUS SEATS THE SHEET METAL BACKING IS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE TUBE FRAME. THE SHEET METAL IS BREAKING AROUND THE SPOT WELDS. THIS PARTICULAR BUS HAD 6 BROKEN SEATS. *TR
Complaint 10592680 · May 20, 2014 · 35,036 miles

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