Crown School Bus Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 22 model years of the Crown School Bus (1968–1989). The most-complained-about year is 1989.
Pick your Crown School Bus model year
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 Crown School Bus | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 Crown School Bus | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 Crown School Bus | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 Crown School Bus | 1 | 0 |
What Crown School Bus owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1989 model year has the most, with 1.
All Crown School Bus recalls (2)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Crown School Bus, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Idler and attachment (steering)
Premature wear in the idler arm pivot bearing and or ball joint attachments could occur.
Remedy: Replace idler arm design with a one piece drag link.
Model years: 1987, 1988, 1989
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Switch (electrical system)
The neutral by pass switch which allows the neutral start safety switch to be overridden violates the federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102.
Remedy: On vehicles with automatic transmission, the switch is to be disconnected.
Model years: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Other Crown models
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.