Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2
Owners filed 22 complaints across 33 model years of the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2. The 2008 drew the most (5); the 2027 the fewest (0).
Model years33
Complaints22
Recalls438
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | — | — | Lane Departure › Blind Spot Detection | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 16 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 2 | 20 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 18 | — | — | Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 16 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 22 | — | — | Parking Brake | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 21 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2008 | 5 | 27 | — | — | Parking Brake | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 25 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 21 | 1 | — | Parking Brake › Conventional › Air | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the parking brake. It carries 27 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.