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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Thomas Built Buses Fs-65 problems by model year
27 recall entries and 4 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Fs-65 | 9 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Fs-65 | 11 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Fs-65 | 7 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 brakes1 complaint
- air1 complaint
- suspension1 complaint