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2003 US Bus Sdx 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 Apr 9, 2010
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 2003 US Bus Sdx, 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

  • Body & structure1100.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 US BUS SDX-3179 SCHOOL BUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHASSIS HAD CRACKED NEAR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE BUS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER RECENTLY ADVISED THAT THE BUS WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. UPDATED 06/15/10 *BF THERE WERE BODY CRACKS BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE BUS. THERE WAS A LARGE GAP AT THE SEAM OF THE BODY AND WINDSHIELD AREA. THE EMERGENCY LIFT DOOR RUBBED WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE FLOOR WAS RUSTING. UPDATED 09/13/10

NHTSA ID 10324721 · filed Apr 9, 2010

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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