NHTSA vehicle safety data

2008 Thomas Built Buses EF Recalls & Complaints

The 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF has no NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Thomas Built Buses dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2008 Thomas Built Buses EF owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF, describing incidents dated September 16, 2009.

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Vehicle Speed Control 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10284415 · Filed September 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 THOMAS BUILT BUS ENGINE FRONT (EF). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. THE PEDAL ALSO BECAME STUCK IN THAT POSITION. THERE WAS EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF in 2 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Preliminary Evaluation PE09-047: THROTTLE STICKS ON FLOOR PLATE
Closed January 4, 2010
- Recall 09V-462
Preliminary Evaluation PE09-004: BRAKE HOSE/TUBE ABRADING
Closed April 16, 2009

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF as of November 3, 2026. New recalls can be issued at any time, so check the specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before buying.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Thomas Built Buses EF.

Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #10284415

Incident: September 16, 2009 · Filed: September 17, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 THOMAS BUILT BUS ENGINE FRONT (EF). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. THE PEDAL ALSO BECAME STUCK IN THAT POSITION. THERE WAS EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE PARKING BRAKE RAPIDLY ENGAGED AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WITH CAUTION. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37.920. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,090. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09. *JB

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