1995 International Harvester 3800 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1995 International Harvester 3800, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine675.0%
- Body & structure225.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM
FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING BUS TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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