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Navistar School Bus Chassis Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 2 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Navistar School Bus Chassis (1979–1995). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

1
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
1979
year with most recalls
1995
year with most complaints

Pick your Navistar School Bus Chassis model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1995 Navistar School Bus Chassis02
1992 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1991 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1990 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1989 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1988 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1987 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1986 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1985 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1984 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1983 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1982 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1981 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1980 Navistar School Bus Chassis10
1979 Navistar School Bus Chassis10

What Navistar School Bus Chassis owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 2.

All Navistar School Bus Chassis recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Navistar School Bus Chassis, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 92V020000 Reported 11,346 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

    The school bus chassis failed the FMVSS 301 crash barrier test when a return fuel hose was severed, resulting in a fuel loss greater than the amount allowed by the standard.

    Remedy: Lengthen and reroute the fuel return hose.

    Model years: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Other Navistar 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.