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Ic 3800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the Ic 3800 (1998–2004). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Ic 3800 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Ic 380010
2003 Ic 380010
2002 Ic 380010
1998 Ic 380011

What Ic 3800 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 1.

All Ic 3800 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ic 3800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Structure

    NHTSA 06V406000 Reported 211 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

    Certain my 2003 through 2007 ic cesb and my 1998 3800 school buses manufactured between december 23, 1997, and march 31, 2006. The handrails were not installed correctly which will allow passenger coat strings or drawstrings to get caught as the passenger exits the bus.

    Remedy: Ic will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began oon november 17, 2006. Owners may contact ic corporation at 1-800-843-5615 or international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Model years: 1998

  2. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

    NHTSA 05V331000 Reported 18,071 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

    Certain ic my 2002 through 2004 3800; 2002 through 2006 cesb, fesb, and resb; and 2006 and 2007 besb school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri,…

    Remedy: International will notify owners and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004

Other Ic models

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.