Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx
Owners filed 5 complaints across 25 model years of the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx. The 2004 drew the most (2); the 2026 the fewest (0).
Model years25
Complaints5
Recalls374
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 21 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 32 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 31 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Hdx years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2004 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, air. It carries 5 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.