EA04014
Opened: 2004-06-09. Closed: 2004-12-20.
SCHOOL BUS LIGHTING FAILURES
SEE ATTACHED FOUR PAGE TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
2002 Thomas BUS problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2002 Thomas BUS, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as THOMAS BUS.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 2
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 1
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 1 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | DRIVELINE | 1 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
2 investigations; 0 open.
PE04012
Opened: 2004-02-02. Closed: 2004-06-09.
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 NECESSARY VEHICLE LIGHTING.ODI WILL CONTINUE ITS INVESTIGATION TO VERIFY THE EXTENT
Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
1 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 1 |
10036588
Date: 2010-11-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.
THOMAS 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
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| BUS | 1 |
Same model, other years
Other Thomas models, 2002
- SAF-T-Liner: 2 complaints
- School BUS: 2 complaints
- Conventional: 1 complaints
- ER: 0 complaints
- ER Transit: 0 complaints
- HD: 0 complaints
- HDX: 0 complaints
- Minotour: 0 complaints
Sources
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