Thomas MVP
Across 27 model years (1977–2003), the Thomas MVP has 18 NHTSA recall campaigns and 0 complaints on file.
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
Recall campaigns peaked in 1997 with 5; Within Thomas, this line ranks 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1978 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1979 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1980 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1981 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1982 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1983 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1984 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1985 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1986 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1987 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 120,371 |
| 1988 Thomas MVP | 2 | 0 | — | 128,478 |
| 1989 Thomas MVP | 2 | 0 | — | 128,478 |
| 1990 Thomas MVP | 3 | 0 | — | 153,048 |
| 1991 Thomas MVP | 3 | 0 | — | 153,048 |
| 1992 Thomas MVP | 4 | 0 | — | 155,165 |
| 1993 Thomas MVP | 6 | 0 | — | 159,654 |
| 1994 Thomas MVP | 8 | 0 | — | 138,317 |
| 1995 Thomas MVP | 10 | 0 | — | 139,750 |
| 1996 Thomas MVP | 12 | 0 | — | 144,088 |
| 1997 Thomas MVP | 9 | 0 | — | 22,408 |
| 1998 Thomas MVP | 7 | 0 | — | 15,206 |
| 1999 Thomas MVP | 5 | 0 | — | 8,239 |
| 2000 Thomas MVP | 2 | 0 | — | 1,051 |
| 2001 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 248 |
| 2002 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 248 |
| 2003 Thomas MVP NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | — | 248 |
"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 complaints (0 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 model years have the most recalls?
1996 (12), 1995 (10), 1997 (9). Across model years 1977–2003 there are 18 distinct campaigns.
Which Thomas MVP model year has the most complaints?
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
What do owners of the Thomas MVP complain about?
No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.
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.