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Crown School BusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 2 safety recalls on record for the Crown School Bus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: StructureSafety recalls21968–1989 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Crown School Bus years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the School Bus median. Tap a year for its full report.

'68'69'70'71'72'73'74'75'76'77'78'79'80'81'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1989Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1983Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Crown School Bus problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure10
2 recalls

Crown School Bus recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Arm: idler and attachment89V-113 · 1987–1989 · Jul 13, 1989 · 206 vehicles–Ignition: switch89V-070 · 1968–1989 · May 8, 1989 · 700 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the School Bus

  1. SEAT BACK FAILUREEA89029 · 1985 · closed Sep 24, 1990
    No recall
  2. SEATBACK FAILUREPE89115 · 1985 · closed Jul 28, 1989
    No recall