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1995 International Harvester 3800 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 17, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 29, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 International Harvester 3800. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Body & structure
Filed Oct 17, 2006

WE FOUND 4 BUSES WITH CRACKED FRAMES APPROX. 6 INCHES BACK FROM THE SHOCK HANGER ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT. THEY WERE 95 MODEL THOMAS BUSES ON INTERNATIONAL FRAMES, WE TOOK THEM OUT OF SERVICE AND SENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD A KIT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS @ THE COST OF THE DISTRICT. IF THERE WAS NOT A RECALL WHY WAS THERE NOT A LETTER SENT OUT TO WARN OF THE PROBLEM? *NM

NHTSA ID
10171039
Incident
Oct 13, 2006
Body & structure
Filed Feb 2, 2001

I AM A MEDIUM SIZED SCHOOL BUS FLEET. WE FOUND THE ABOVE VEHICLE HAS BOTH FRONT FRAME RAILS CRACKED. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE PM INSPECTION. WE IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED 20 OTHER SCHOOL BUSES OF THE SAME VINTAGE IN OUR FLEET. WE FOUND 3 ADDITIONAL BUSES VIN# [XXX], [XXX], [XXX], EACH BUS HAS A CRACKED FRAME RAIL NEAR THE REAR ENGINE MOUNT. ALL BUSES HAVE BEEN PLACED OUT-OF-SERVICE TILL THEY CAN BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS WITH SEVERAL OTHER BUS CONTRACTORS, I HAVE FOUND ONE CONTRACTOR THAT HAD 7 CRACKED FRAMES ON THE SAME MODEL BUS. ANOTHER WHO HAD SEVERAL ALONG WITH ONE THAT RECRACKED AFTER BEING REPAIRED BY AN INTERNATIONAL DEALER. I FEEL THE SCHOOL BUS INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BE ALERTED TO LOOK FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
740338
Incident
Jan 25, 2001
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
610310
Incident
Aug 26, 1999
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
610294
Incident
Oct 13, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
610290
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
610286
Incident
Sep 9, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
610282
Incident
Sep 9, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999

FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID
548781
Incident
Sep 2, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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