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1998 International Harvester Amtran Buses Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 7, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 International Harvester Amtran Buses, 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

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER AMTRAN SCHOOL BUS. WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR STOP LIGHTS WERE NOT FLASHING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A FUSE HAD BLOWN AND A WIRE WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE FUSE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL BUS MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUSE AND WIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

NHTSA ID 10429039 · filed Oct 7, 2011

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.

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