1998 Thomas Built School Bus Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Thomas Built School Bus. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
11
Total complaints11

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH · reported 1999-10-29

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH · reported 1999-08-01

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH

“High amperage load is routed through the headlight switch, this circuitry is overloaded and overheats (short) resulting in loss of headlights,market lights and tail light circuits. Mjs”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Thomas Built School Bus as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.