BROKEN SEAT BACKS. 14 OUT OF 28 SEAT BACKS BROKEN. BUSSES DO NOT HAVE SEAT BELTS THIS IS THE SAFETY BARRIER FOR THE CHILDREN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THE SEAT MANUFACTURER IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. EVERY BUS WE PULL IN HAS MULTIPLE SEATS BROKEN. THIS IS ONLY A 4 YEAR OLD BUS!! *TR
2011 Thomas School Bus
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSEAT BACKS BROKEN, SHEET METAL BACKING BREAKING AROUND THE SPOT WELDS WHERE IT IS SECURED TO THE TUBE FRAME. SYNTEC SEAT - MANUFACTURER. *TR
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1998Other Thomas models
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.