1984 Thomas Thomas: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 1984 Thomas Thomas. The newest campaign is 88V176000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Nov 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 88V176000, in the NHTSA record
Install a tether strap.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
7 campaigns, newest first. 12,113 units in total.
- 88V176000Seat Belts / Front
- 88V134000Structure
- 87V096000Structure / Body
- 87V007000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- 85V154000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- 85V143000Structure
- 84V130000Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal / Switch
88V176000Received . 1,541 units.
Seat Belts / Front
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Movable part of seat is not strong enough to support the seat belt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seat belt may not properly restrain driver.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install a tether strap.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
88V134000Received . 51 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Luggage rack above the seats protrudes into the upper limit of the head impact zone.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Buses do not comply with FMVSS 222.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Reposition luggage rack.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
87V096000Received . 7,330 units.
Structure / Body
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Opening the roof hatch past 90 degrees can disengage the hinge pin retainer ring allowing the hinge pins to work out.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Roof hatch could separate from the bus and injureindividuals in the vicinity.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install two hinge pins to prevent roof hatch separation.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC..
87V007000Received . 75 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heater hose may chafe primary and/or secondary hydraulic brake lines at the master cylinder.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Hydraulic brake lines could rupture and lose fluidresulting in loss of braking power.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install protective bracket at master brake cylinder to prevent the heater hose from contacting the brake lines.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
85V154000Received . 1,520 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The body is subject to shift forward during an impact and the fuel filler hose and/or fuel vent line hose may separate from either the fuel filler neck or the gas tank. This does not comply with FMVSS 301. Consequence of defect: a fuel spill could occur and possibly result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new fuel filler and vent line hoses, which are capable of being stretched beyond the extent to which the body could shift forward during a 30 MPH frontal impact.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC..
85V143000Received . 96 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Sanders were installed without reinforcement plates at point where mounting angle brackets are attached to the bus body floor channel. Floor channel may crack, possibly allowing the sander to become detached from the bus body floor channel. Consequence of defect: if sander becomes detached it will pose a safety hazard to other vehicle on the highway.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install reinforcement plates to prevent cracking of floor channel.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC..
84V130000Received . 1,500 units.
Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The turn signal mechanism in the steering column may break; the broken piece may become jammed in the steering column. While using the turn signal and turning in either direction, the operator may experience either increased steering effort in the turn, or binding in the steering wheel when the wheel is returned to a straight position.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A replacement switch will be made available to owners; owner has the option to make the repair himself or have it done by a dealer. There will be no charge to the owner for the switch or the repair.
Report filed by THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 30 Oct 2000
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1984 Thomas ThomasThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1984 Thomas Thomas: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/thomas/thomas/1984/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1984 Thomas Thomas?
- 12,113 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Thomas Thomas have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Thomas Thomas, model years 1973 to 1999. 7 of them name the 1984 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Thomas Thomas name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Thomas Thomas open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.