Thomas Saf-T-Liner
Owners filed 5 complaints across 12 model years of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner. The 2002 drew the most (2); the 2001 the fewest (1).
Model years12
Complaints5
Recalls67
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Thomas Saf-T-Liner model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air › Drum › Chamber | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 11 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Thomas Saf-T-Liner years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the air bags.
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.