Reliability & cost of ownership
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX? 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 SAF-T-Liner HDX problems by model year
374 recall entries and 5 owner complaints on file across 25 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 11 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 16 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 18 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 21 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 26 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 32 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 29 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 31 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 30 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 23 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 19 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 23 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 16 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 14 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 14 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 10 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 9 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 5 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 SAF-T-Liner HDX | 1 | 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 SAF-T-Liner HDX, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, air3 complaints
- wheels3 complaints
- steering1 complaint
- power train1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint