International School Bus

Owners filed 21 complaints across 4 model years of the International School Bus. The 1990 drew the most (17); the 2002 the fewest (1).

Model years4
Complaints21
Recalls0
Fires0
Deaths0

Every International School Bus model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20021
0Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
20002
0Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
19991
01Service Brakes, Air › AntilockRoutine
199017
0Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque ConverterRoutine

Which International School Bus years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1990 is the weakest year on record, with 17 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission › torque converter.

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.