Recall 00V360000: 1977–2000 Thomas Conventional
- Report received
- Nov 3, 2000
- Manufacturer
- Thomas built buses, inc.
- Potentially affected
- 11,500vehicles
- Model years
- 1977–2000
Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.
What NHTSA recorded
Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with a storage compartment overhead to the left of the driver fail to meet fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Possible consequence
Contact with this storage compartment does not meet the impact zone requirements of the standard.
Remedy
Dealers will add padding to the sides of the storage compartment. Owner notification began february 8, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact thomas built at 1-336-889-4871.
Affected model years
Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.
- 1977 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1978 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1979 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1980 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1981 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1982 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1983 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1984 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1985 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1986 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1987 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1988 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1989 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1990 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1991 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1992 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1993 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1994 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1995 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1996 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1997 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1998 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 1999 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
- 2000 Thomas Conventional0 complaints
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.