2002 Thomas Bus
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
1 complaints
Latest complaints
- Power train › Driveline › Driveshaft
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- School bus lighting failures
See attached four page technical report for details.
- Headlight switch failures
Odi has received several failed switches that show signs of melting or damage from over- heating.the switch supplier has initiated a test program to determine the cause of these failures.odi IS concerned about the presence of a heat source that potentially could lead to an electrical fire, as well as the absence of…
Odi has received several failed switches that show signs of melting or damage from over- heating.the switch supplier has initiated a test program to determine the cause of these failures.odi IS concerned about the presence of a heat source that potentially could lead to an electrical fire, as well as the absence of necessary vehicle lighting.odi will continue its investigation to verify the extent of the problem represented by the reported failures and evaluate the associated risks.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10036588Thomas built bus: all models of thomas buses using automatic slack adjusters. The automatic slack adjusters are routinely being adjusted by some operators and service technicians to make brake pushrod stroke appear to be with legal brake adjustment limits, or to compensate for mis-diagnosed out of adjustment conditions caused by worn or damaged foundation brake components.
Every Thomas Bus model year
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