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International School BusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the International School Bus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints21Top: Power trainSafety recalls01990–2002 model years

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

Best & worst years

International 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.

'90'99'00'02
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common International School Bus problems

All model years combined: 21 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
Power train170
Service brakes, air11
Service brakes, hydraulic10
Structure10
Visibility10
0 recalls

International School Bus recalls

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