Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 42 recalls on file for the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX (2006–2026).

Complaints
0
Recalls
42
Model years
21
Worst year
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Complaints by model year

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NHTSA complaints per Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Every Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2026 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2025 Saf-T-Liner EFX00005—
2024 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2023 Saf-T-Liner EFX00006—
2022 Saf-T-Liner EFX00006—
2021 Saf-T-Liner EFX00007—
2020 Saf-T-Liner EFX00008—
2019 Saf-T-Liner EFX000010—
2018 Saf-T-Liner EFX000014—
2017 Saf-T-Liner EFX000016—
2016 Saf-T-Liner EFX000012—
2015 Saf-T-Liner EFX000012—
2014 Saf-T-Liner EFX000015—
2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX00009—
2012 Saf-T-Liner EFX00004—
2011 Saf-T-Liner EFX00003—
2010 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2009 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2008 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2007 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—
2006 Saf-T-Liner EFX00002—

Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX recalls

  • Recall 26V087000Feb 13, 202652 vehiclesModel years 2023–2025

    Risk: Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 26V086000Feb 13, 20262,843 vehiclesModel years 2023–2026

    Risk: Contact with hot heating coolant may burn occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 25V849000Dec 9, 2025600 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 25V604000Sep 11, 202599 vehiclesModel years 2026

    Risk: A loss of vehicle steering control increases the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 24V555000Jul 24, 202427,494 vehiclesModel years 2019–2022

    Risk: Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 24V401000Jun 4, 202427 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: Tie rod separation can cause a sudden loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 24V392000Jun 3, 2024106 vehiclesModel years 2025

    Risk: A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 23V259000Apr 7, 202348 vehiclesModel years 2023

    Risk: A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 22V762000Oct 12, 202217,613 vehiclesModel years 2011–2023

    Risk: A school bus exterior roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V517000Jul 20, 20223 vehiclesModel years 2023

    Risk: An insufficient number of emergency exits can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V510000Jul 19, 20221,806 vehiclesModel years 2014–2022

    Risk: Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V153000Mar 11, 2022539 vehiclesModel years 2020–2023

    Risk: A seat with broken mounting bolts may not properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

  • Recall 21V850000Nov 2, 20211,434 vehiclesModel years 2020–2022

    Risk: A loose power cable connection may cause electrical arcing, which can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 21V255000Apr 12, 20211,252 vehiclesModel years 2021–2022

    Risk: A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V017000Jan 20, 20216 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V126000Mar 3, 2020581 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 19V712000Oct 4, 201953,528 vehiclesModel years 2014–2020

    Risk: The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

  • Recall 19V550000Jul 25, 20193,080 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 19V444000Jun 11, 201911,546 vehiclesModel years 2017–2019

    Risk: The dragging brakes may lead to high temperatures at the wheel end, increasing the risk of smoke and fire, possibly resulting in the bus having to be evacuated, which can increase the risk of injury.

  • Recall 18V914000Dec 19, 201873 vehiclesModel years 2018–2019

    Risk: Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, affecting vehicle steering, and increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 18V702000Oct 5, 20181,532 vehiclesModel years 2018–2019

    Risk: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 18V410000Jun 15, 20185 vehiclesModel years 2017–2018

    Risk: In the event of a rapid loss of air pressure in the secondary system, the incorrectly plumbed check valve can cause rapid air loss in both secondary and primary system, causing the parking brakes to activate suddenly. This will increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 18V409000Jun 15, 2018109 vehiclesModel years 2017–2018

    Risk: In the event of a rapid loss of air pressure in the secondary system, the incorrectly plumbed check valve can cause rapid air loss in both secondary and primary system, causing the parking brakes to activate suddenly. This will increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 18V352000May 29, 20182,767 vehiclesModel years 2017–2019

    Risk: If the brake caliper mounting bolts come loose, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 18V253000Apr 19, 201823,102 vehiclesModel years 2014–2018

    Risk: In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

Other Thomas Built Buses models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology