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Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER EFX problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

42 distinct recall campaigns

45,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Seats is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Seats
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Seats1

Seats: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9991
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2016
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20161

2016: 1

Pattern summary

Seats leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2010
2
2011
3
2012
4
2013
9
2014
15
2015
12
2016
12
2017
16
2018
14
2019
10
2020
8
2021
7
2022
6
2023
6
2024
2
2025
5
2026
2
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20102
20113
20124
20139
201415
201512
201612
201716
201814
201910
20208
20217
20226
20236
20242
20255
20262

2010: 2; 2011: 3; 2012: 4; 2013: 9; 2014: 15; 2015: 12; 2016: 12; 2017: 16; 2018: 14; 2019: 10; 2020: 8; 2021: 7; 2022: 6; 2023: 6; 2024: 2; 2025: 5; 2026: 2

Year-by-year records

Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER EFX model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
200602Not available
2007020
2008020
2009120
2010020
201103+1
201204+1
201309+5
2014015+6
2015012-3
20160120
2017016+4
2018014-2
2019010-4
202008-2
202107-1
202206-1
2023060
202402-4
202505+3
202602-3