Thomas Vista
Across 24 model years (1977–2000), the Thomas Vista has 16 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 1995 model year has the most complaints (1). Recall campaigns peaked in 1995 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (1). Within Thomas, this line ranks 10 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 Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1978 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1979 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1980 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1981 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1982 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1983 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1984 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1985 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1986 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1987 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1988 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1989 Thomas Vista NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 120,371 |
| 1990 Thomas Vista | 2 | 0 | 0% | 144,941 |
| 1991 Thomas Vista | 4 | 0 | 0% | 152,103 |
| 1992 Thomas Vista | 4 | 0 | 0% | 152,103 |
| 1993 Thomas Vista | 7 | 0 | 0% | 157,812 |
| 1994 Thomas Vista | 9 | 0 | 0% | 133,848 |
| 1995 Thomas Vista | 6 | 1 | 2400% | 129,987 |
| 1996 Thomas Vista | 5 | 0 | 0% | 134,062 |
| 1997 Thomas Vista | 4 | 0 | 0% | 13,691 |
| 1998 Thomas Vista | 4 | 0 | 0% | 35,998 |
| 1999 Thomas Vista | 3 | 0 | 0% | 31,235 |
| 2000 Thomas Vista | 2 | 0 | 0% | 6,537 |
"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 Vista complaints (2 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 Vista model years have the most recalls?
1994 (9), 1993 (7), 1995 (6). Across model years 1977–2000 there are 16 distinct campaigns.
Which Thomas Vista model year has the most complaints?
1995, with 1 of the line's 1 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Thomas Vista 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.