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Wayne School BusYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Wayne School Bus.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls11990–1995 model years

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

Best & worst years

Wayne 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.

'90'95
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Wayne School Bus problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Engine and engine cooling20
1 recall

Wayne School Bus recalls

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

–Electrical system: wiring91V-085 · 1990 · Jun 6, 1991 · 2,804 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the School Bus

  1. UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE AND FIRESPE98018 · 1993–1996 · closed Sep 21, 1998
    No recall
  2. LOSS OF WARNING LIGHTSEA91017 · 1990 · closed Jun 12, 1991
    Led to recall 91V-085