Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Carpenter School Bus

Owners filed 33 complaints across 6 model years of the Carpenter School Bus. The 1997 drew the most (12); the 1995 the fewest (2).

Model years6
Complaints33
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0

Every Carpenter School Bus model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
199712
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19964
1——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19952
0——Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
19944
0——Visibility › WindshieldRoutine
19936
0——Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
19925
0——Suspension › RearRoutine

Which Carpenter School Bus years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.