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Ward Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1971–1997

Data refreshed

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. This total counts a complaint once for each Ward model year it names.
3
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Ward model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
11
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
5
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
9
22 model years

Overview

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Ward vehicles. Our database also holds 11 safety recall campaigns and 5 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Ward model year.

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

Ward models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Ward models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
C198111
School Bus1982–199211
Ward1973–197511
54 Passenger Schoolbus1983–199000
Custom197101
Patriot1983–199304
Senator1990–199201
Umta1980–198700
Volunteer1980–199707

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Ward vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
99V061000Volunteer

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINERVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH FLIP SEATS AT THE EMERGENCY EXITS. THE SEAT CUSHION HINGE ON THE COMBINATION FLIP SEAT IS LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IS WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT LOCATED BEHIND THE COMBO FLIP SEAT.

98V3010003 Ward models

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTSVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE EMERGENCY DOOR HINGES THAT CONSIST OF STEEL PIN FITTINGS AND/OR LACKLUBRICATION CAN BIND FROM RUST AND/OR CORROSION.

98V200000Volunteer

STRUCTURE:BODYVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH CODE G47AODM OUTWARD OPENING SERVICE DOOR AND CODE G47ACDC OR G47A5DC MANUAL DOOR CONTROL. CERTAIN CLOTHING ARTICLES SUCH AS DRAW STRINGS CAN BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE CONTROL ROD CLEVIS AND THE ATTACHMENT AT THE DOOR AS A PERSON IS EXITING THE BUS.

97V014000Volunteer

STRUCTURE:BODYCERTAIN CLOTHING ARTICLES SUCH AS DRAW STRINGS CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE FORWARD HANDRAILS AT THE BUS DOORS WHEN A PERSON IS EXITING THE BUS.

96V047000Patriot, Volunteer

STRUCTURE:BODYPASSENGER'S CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.

96V046000Patriot, Volunteer

STRUCTURE:BODYPASSENGER'S CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.

93V032002Patriot, Volunteer

STRUCTURE:BODYPASSENGERS CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.

91V176000School Bus

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSTHE REAR EMERGENCY DOOR EXIT IDENTIFICATION AND THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MAY NOT BE INSTALLED.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Ward model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .