Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Ford School Bus

Owners filed 10 complaints across 5 model years of the Ford School Bus. The 1995 drew the most (5); the 1998 the fewest (1).

Model years5
Complaints10
Recalls1
Fires1
Deaths0

Every Ford School Bus model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19981
0——Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
19971
0——Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
19955
01—Parking BrakeRoutine
19942
1——Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel RailRoutine
19911
0——TiresRoutine

Which Ford School Bus years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1995 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the parking brake.

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.