2009 Ic Bus Be Recalls, Complaints & Specs

10 safety recalls list the 2009 Ic Bus Be. Check your own VIN below.

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10 safety recalls for the 2009 Ic Bus Be

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1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V868000 Reported December 22, 2015 4,784 vehicles potentially affected Navistar, Inc.

   Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 IC BE and CE school buses, 2013-2015 IC AE school buses, 2007-2011 IC FE school buses, and 2007-2014 IC RE school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify the purchasers of the lifts, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of…

2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V692000 Reported November 3, 2014 4,784 vehicles potentially affected Navistar, Inc.

   Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 IC AE, 2007-2015 IC BE, CE, 2007-2011 IC FE, and 2007-2014 IC RE school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The…

3. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

   NHTSA 11V427000 Reported August 18, 2011 15,457 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 ic ce and be school buses manufactured from june 27, 2006, through march 23, 2011, equipped with a maxxforce 7 engine feature code 12nth, 12ntd, 12nte, 12ntg, 12vyy, or 12627 and alternator feature code 0008ggr, 0008ggm, 0008gwx, or 0008gel. The positive alternator cable may rub on the…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace, if necessary, the alternator cable and the installation of the tie straps to route the alternator cable away from the engine control module mounting…

4. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

   NHTSA 11V428000 Reported August 18, 2011 73 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 ic ce and be commercial buses manufactured from june 27, 2006, through march 23, 2011, equipped with a maxxforce 7 engine feature code 12nth, 12ntd, 12nte, 12ntg, 12vyy, or 12627 and alternator feature code 0008ggr, 0008ggm, 0008gwx, or 0008gel. The positive alternator cable may rub on…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace, if necessary, the alternator cable. Tie straps will be installed to route the alternator cable away from the engine control module mounting bracket.…

5. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 11V375000 Reported July 21, 2011 70 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2012 ic be, ce, and fe school buses manufactured from november 1, 2006, through may 2, 2011. The reflective tape for the rear exit door may not have been totally completed. Accordingly, the buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217,…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners and dealers will inspect the buses and add reflective tape if necessary. The safety recall began on august 3, 2011. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 10V256000 Reported June 14, 2010 1,492 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 ic ce, fe, re, and be model school buses manufactured from december 10, 2007 through january 12, 2010 and fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and…

   Remedy: Navistar is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The…

7. Service brakes, hydraulic

   NHTSA 10V103000 Reported March 16, 2010 5,016 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2010 and 2011 ic ce, be, and fe school buses manufactured from november 19, 2003 through february 9, 2010. The parking brake may release if the brake system electronic control unit software misinterprets input signals generated from cycling the ignition switch more than…

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners and will repair the buses by reprogramming the vehicle's brake system ECU free of charge. The safety recall began on april 2, 2010. Owners may contact navistar at 1-260-461-1890.

8. Air conditioner (equipment)

   NHTSA 09V292000 Reported July 28, 2009 630 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling 630 model year 2009 and 2010 ic school and commercial buses manufactured between february 1, 2008 and july 6, 2009, equipped with trans/air air conditioning systems. Each trans/air system comes with an electrical kit and ec pc board which if improperly installed could overheat.

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired free of charge. Repairs will be performed by trans/air. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about september 11, 2009. Owners may contact trans/air…

9. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

   NHTSA 09V293000 Reported July 28, 2009 2,390 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

   Navistar is recalling 3,449 ic school buses manufactured between march 1, 2008 and february 1, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 LED light kits. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms. The lights may stop functioning without warning.

   Remedy: Navistar will notify owners and the buses will be repaired free of charge. Repairs will be performed by smi. The safety recall began on september 19, 2009. Owners may contact smi warranty service at 1-800-951-7867 or…

10. Electrical (equipment)

    NHTSA 09V052000 Reported February 10, 2009 61,316 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR, INC

    Navistar is recalling 61,316 my 2001 through 2009 ic be, ce, and fe model commercial and school buses manufactured between february 2, 2000 and june 2, 2008, equipped with an entrance door stepwell heater feature code 0048pms or 0548001 and/or a rear wall mounted heater feature code 0048tar or 0048psx. The affected heater units may fail…

    Remedy: An interim letter was mailed on february 20, 2009, to communicate the defect and recommend action to mitigate the risk until the final remedy and customer notification could be provided at a later date. The manufacture…

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NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2009 Ic Bus Be. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

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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.