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Ford School BusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 15 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Ford School Bus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints15Top: StructureSafety recalls11984–1998 model years

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

Best & worst years

Ford 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.

'84'88'89'91'94'95'97'98
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  • Caution
  • Solid
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1998Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1989Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1988Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1984Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Ford School Bus problems

All model years combined: 15 complaints 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
Structure30
Suspension20
Seat belts20
Fuel system, gasoline21
Tires10
Air bags10
Vehicle speed control10
Electrical system10
Parking brake10
1 other systems10
1 recall

Ford School Bus recalls

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

–Parking brake: conventional93V-194 · 1994 · Nov 23, 1993 · 106 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the School Bus

  1. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA90031 · 1985–1990 · closed Oct 31, 1991
    No recall
  2. ENGINE FIRESPE90035 · 1985–1990 · closed Jun 28, 1990
    No recall