2002 International RE Bus

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Vehicle Speed Control02V004010

Filed Sep 20, 200231,145 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.

Risk. IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. INTERNATIONAL WILL RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH A NEW PEDAL ROD AND BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Unknown or OtherFire

Filed Oct 9, 200636,366 milesTX

SINCE WE HAD A REAR-ENGINE BUS CATCH FIRE LAST OCTOBER (DETAILS OF THAT VEHICLE INCLUDED WITH THIS COMPLAINT), I HAVE BECOME VERY SENSITIVE TO STORIES REGARDING SIMILAR INCIDENTS. SINCE WE HAD THE FIRE, I HAVE SEEN 3 OR 4 ARTICLES LIKE THE RECENT ONE PASTED IN BELOW ON RE SCHOOL BUSES THROUGHOUT THE NATION CATCHING FIRE AND BURNING. THE STORIES ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON--THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (LIKE OURS DID). I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF SOME SORT OF SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH RE SCHOOL BUSES. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM OR IF THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO? THE NTSB DID INVESTIGATE OUR FIRE AND COMPLETED A FACTUAL REPORT FOR US BUT IT DID NOT SPECIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE INVESTIGATORS TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT NORMALLY LOOK FOR A CAUSE UNLESS THERE ARE CASUALTIES. PLEASE NOTE: MY COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT OUR SPECIFIC INCIDENT; IT IS ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECENT STORIES ABOUT RE SCHOOL BUSES THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. 10/7/2006 - SPECIAL TO THE POST-JOURNAL CASSADAGA OLEAN HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS SPENT FRIDAY CHEERING THEIR BUS DRIVER AND THE CASSADAGA VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS INSTEAD OF THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM AFTER THEIR BUS CAUGHT FIRE ON THE WAY TO DUNKIRK. THE BUS CAUGHT FIRE JUST SOUTH OF CASSADAGA ON ROUTE 60. ALLEN PARKER, CASSADAGA FIRE CHIEF, SAID THE BUS DRIVER GOT THE 13 CHEERLEADERS AND TWO PARENTS SAFELY OFF THE BUS BEFORE HE EXITED IT HIMSELF. EVERYONE

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2004	0	1	0	Routine
2003	0	2	0	Routine
2002 — this page	1	1	1	Routine

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Reading this record

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 20, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.