Thomas MVP ER
Across 13 model years (1996–2008), the Thomas MVP ER has 20 NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 complaint on file.
The component named most often in complaints is engine and engine cooling (1,000 per 1,000 component mentions).
The 2001 model year has the most complaints (1). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2007 (1). Within Thomas, this line ranks 9 of 27 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Thomas MVP ER | 4 | 0 | 0% | 258,508 |
| 1997 Thomas MVP ER | 6 | 0 | 0% | 298,693 |
| 1998 Thomas MVP ER | 7 | 0 | 0% | 314,693 |
| 1999 Thomas MVP ER | 9 | 0 | 0% | 330,708 |
| 2000 Thomas MVP ER | 12 | 0 | 0% | 320,361 |
| 2001 Thomas MVP ER | 12 | 1 | 1300% | 315,077 |
| 2002 Thomas MVP ER | 9 | 0 | 0% | 323,882 |
| 2003 Thomas MVP ER | 8 | 0 | 0% | 338,292 |
| 2004 Thomas MVP ER | 6 | 0 | 0% | 319,292 |
| 2005 Thomas MVP ER | 5 | 0 | 0% | 314,473 |
| 2006 Thomas MVP ER | 3 | 0 | 0% | 294,936 |
| 2007 Thomas MVP ER | 3 | 0 | 0% | 294,936 |
| 2008 Thomas MVP ER | 3 | 0 | 0% | 294,936 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Thomas MVP ER complaints (1 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Thomas model lines
- School Bus 110 recalls · 21 complaints
- Thomas 55 recalls · 11 complaints
- MVP EF 94 recalls · 7 complaints
- Bus 44 recalls · 7 complaints
- SAF-T-Liner 101 recalls · 5 complaints
- C2 5 recalls · 3 complaints
- FS-65 3 recalls · 3 complaints
- Conventional 113 recalls · 2 complaints
- MVP ER 87 recalls · 1 complaints
- Vista 63 recalls · 1 complaints
- ER 34 recalls · 1 complaints
- ER Model 5 recalls · 1 complaints
- SAF-T-Liner HD 5 recalls · 1 complaints
- Minotour 98 recalls · 0 complaints
- MVP 87 recalls · 0 complaints
- ER Transit 39 recalls · 0 complaints
- All Star 34 recalls · 0 complaints
- Mighty Mite 26 recalls · 0 complaints
- SAF-T-Liner Conventional 21 recalls · 0 complaints
- Transit Liner 18 recalls · 0 complaints
- Citiliner 17 recalls · 0 complaints
- HDX 16 recalls · 0 complaints
- TL960 10 recalls · 0 complaints
- CL960 8 recalls · 0 complaints
- SAF-T-Liner C2 8 recalls · 0 complaints
- Transit Liner ER 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Transit Liner HD 4 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Thomas MVP ER model years have the most recalls?
2000 (12), 2001 (12), 1999 (9). Across model years 1996–2008 there are 20 distinct campaigns.
Which Thomas MVP ER model year has the most complaints?
2001, with 1 of the line's 1 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Thomas MVP ER complain about?
engine and engine cooling (1,000 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.