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1999 Thomas School Bus Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 28, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 11, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Thomas School Bus. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Sep 28, 2004
8 injuries reported

THE SCHOOL BUS LEAKED ANTIFREEZE AND FUMES SEEPED OUT INTO THE SCHOOL BUS. *JB MANUFACTURES DEFECT, ANTIFREEZE VAPORS INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PUMP TO POWERFUL OMITS ANTIFREEZE VAPORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING PERMINENT LUNG DAMAGE FROM THE FUMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN SICK EVER SINCE THE BUS WAS ASSIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEATER PUMP IS TO LARGE IN THE BUSES HOSES HELD ON WITH TINY CLAMS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EMPLOYER REFUSED TO GIVE HER THE VIN NUMBER. *TC

NHTSA ID
10009419
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Mileage
58,335 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 23, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY AND POWER BRAKING. AFTER BEING SERVICED TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
10064710
Electrical
Filed Jan 11, 2002

ALTERNATOR IS CLOSE TO OIL FILTER. LOWER BRACKET FELL WHERE ALTERNATOR IS LOCATED TOUCHING OIL FILTER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
8002058
Incident
Jan 10, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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