AI DamageThomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Thomas Built Buses Transit Liner ER across 1 model years: 1 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- Steering: 1 complaints (100% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
On our 1999, freightliner/thomas fs65 school buses the "steering wheel cover" is coming loose from metal portion of the steering wheel. Freightliner tells me the steering wheel is only covered by the original 12 month warranty.
What to check before buying
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.