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1987 International Harvester School Bus Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
6
Latest Jun 4, 2003
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.
2
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 Apr 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 International Harvester School Bus. 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 1–6 of 6

Filed Jun 4, 2003

WEILD AT CARLIN RAIL. (INTERNATIONAL CARPENTER/ SCHOOL BUS) .*MR *TS

NHTSA ID
10022344
Transmission
Filed Sep 30, 1998

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STOP PULLING.

NHTSA ID
780568
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE BUS CATCHING ON FIRE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID
605863
Incident
Nov 14, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1998
Fire reported

SCHOOL BUS DESTROYED BY UNEXPLAINED FIRE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID
528784
Incident
Jan 20, 1998
Engine
Filed Apr 29, 1996

WATER PUMP SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING COOLANT LEAK. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601430) *DH

NHTSA ID
503980
Incident
Apr 2, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 12, 1995

WATER PUMP REPLACED DUE TO SHAFT BREAKING OFF ALLOWING FAN BLADE ASSEMBLE TO FLY INTO THE RADIATOR. *SD

NHTSA ID
489520
Incident
Apr 12, 1995

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .