2019 Ic Bus Cesb

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 16 times.

16 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Structure › Body25V580000
Filed Sep 4, 2025457 vehiclesInternational Motors, Llc

Defect. International Motors, LLC (International) is recalling certain 2016-2026 IC Bus CESB and 2016-2021 RESB school buses. The underfloor reinforcement may not have been installed, compromising the structural integrity of the buses. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages" and 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Risk. Reduced structural integrity may increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and install a reinforcement channel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 8, 2025. Owners may contact International customer service at 1-800-448-7825. International's number for this recall is 25514.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Fluid25V503000Park outside
Filed Aug 6, 202516,553 vehiclesInternational Motors, Llc

Defect. International Motors, LLC (International) is recalling certain 2016-2024 IC Bus CESB school buses. The brake pressure switch assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch's electrical components and cause an electrical short-circuit.

Risk. An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.

Remedy. Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a silicone black jumper harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 15, 2025. Owners may contact International customer service at 1-800-448-7825. International's number for this recall is 25510. Vehicles previously repaired under 23V398 will need to have the new remedy completed.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Fluid23V398000Park outside
Filed Jun 2, 202315,398 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016 and 2018-2024 IC Bus CE school buses. The brake pressure switch assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch's electrical components and cause an electrical short-circuit.

Risk. An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.

Remedy. Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch assembly and if necessary, the wire harness or fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2023. Owners may contact Navistar's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 23518.

Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit21V450000
Filed Jun 15, 202133 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2014 IC Bus CE, 2019 IC Bus CE, and 2022 IC Bus CE school buses. These buses are not equipped with enough emergency exits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Risk. A lack of emergency exits can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

Remedy. Dealers will install two additional emergency exit windows, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 21506.

Fuel System, Diesel › Pre-heater20V220000
Filed Apr 17, 202023,299 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2021 IC CE School Buses equipped with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat and cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.

Risk. A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Cummins will notify the affected Navistar customers and dealers will disable the fuel heater by either installing a plug in place of the heater or otherwise rendering the fuel heater non-operable and remove the fuse supplying electrical power to the fuel heater and install a cover over the wire harness connector, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2020. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467.

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper19V373000
Filed May 15, 20192,620 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016-2020 IC CE and 2019 IC RE school buses equipped with Bendix ADB 22X brake calipers. The driver side rear brakes may drag.

Risk. A dragging brake may cause damage to the brake components, which may activate the ABS warning light. The warning light may cause the driver to immediately stop the vehicle and transfer occupants. Additionally, the high temperatures at the wheel end can increase the risk of a fire. Either condition increases the risk of injury.

Remedy. Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left rear caliper with a redesigned adjuster mechanism, free of charge. The recall began July 12, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 19506.

Fuel System, Diesel › Pre-heater19V216000
Filed Mar 20, 201923,122 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2020 International DuraStar and WorkStar, 2018-2020 IC Bus CECB, International HV and MV, 2018-2019 IC Bus 1300 FBC and HCCB, and 2019-2020 IC Bus TCCB vehicles equipped with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat and cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.

Risk. A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of crash.

Remedy. Cummins will notify the affected Navistar owners. Cummins dealers will replace the fuel heater with a newly designed fuel heater, free of charge. The recall began May 2, 2019. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825.

Fuel System, Diesel › Pre-heater19V217000
Filed Mar 20, 201920,142 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2020 IC Bus CESB school buses equipped with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electrical wiring within the fuel heater may overheat and may cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.

Risk. A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of crash.

Remedy. Cummins will notify the affected Navistar owners. Cummins dealers will replace the fuel heater with a newly designed fuel heater, free of charge. The recall began May 2, 2019. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Brake Fluid Low Warning › Lamp18V902000
Filed Dec 19, 2018475 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 IC Bus CE school buses equipped with hydraulic brakes. The brake pressure switch on these buses may become stuck possibly resulting in a false fault code and brake warning light on the instrument cluster.

Risk. A false code or a brake warning light may lead a driver to immediately pull over to transfer passengers to another bus, which can increase the risk of injury. Additionally, if the driver is aware that the warning is false, they may continue to use the bus, and in the event of an actual brake system problem, the driver will not be warned, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Navistar has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any switch found from the suspect lot, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18520.

Service Brakes, Air18V821000
Filed Nov 20, 2018187 vehiclesNavistar, Inc.

Defect. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 IC Bus CE school buses equipped with feature code 04AZS (4-channel Antilock Brakes, 4-channel Electronic Stability and Automatic Traction Control. The brake air line tube to the left brake modulator valve may have been improperly routed, possibly resulting in the line kinking, causing the vehicle to vehicle to pull to the right when braking or preventing the anti-lock brakes from functioning properly.

Risk. A vehicle pulling to the right during braking or improper ABS function can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the air line tube and replace any kinked tube, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 2018. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18517.

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Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20270600Routine
202601300Routine
202511400Routine
202401300Routine
202321700Do not drive
20225900Do not drive
20213400Routine
202011200Routine
2019 — this page01600Routine
201801200Routine
201701400Routine
201611500Routine
20110100Routine
20100100Routine
20091500Routine
20082800Routine
200701500Routine
200621100Routine
20050600Routine
20040500Routine
20030400Routine
20020200Routine

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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 4, 2025. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.