Reliability & cost of ownership
Thomas Built Buses FS-65 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Thomas Built Buses FS-65? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Thomas Built Buses FS-65 problems by model year
80 recall entries and 4 owner complaints on file across 23 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 FS-65 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 FS-65 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 FS-65 | 9 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 FS-65 | 13 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 FS-65 | 10 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 FS-65 | 7 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 FS-65 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 FS-65 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 FS-65 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1998 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1995 FS-65 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Thomas Built Buses FS-65, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering3 complaints
- electrical system1 complaint
- service brakes, air1 complaint
- suspension1 complaint