Ic Bus recall: Structure
What is wrong
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2022-2024 IC Bus CE, 2022-2023 IC CE SBus, IC RE, and 2023 EV school buses. The roof panel may have been manufactured with insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
What could happen
A school bus roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will add additional fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 3, 2023. Owners may contact Navistar's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 23501.
Vehicles covered
- Ic Bus Ce Sbus 2022–2023
- Ic Bus Cesb 2022–2024
- Ic Bus Ev 2023
- Ic Bus Resb 2022–2023
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V065000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 10, 2023
- Owners notified
- Apr 3, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 12,507
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Structure › Body › Roof and pillars
- Maker's own recall number
- 23501
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Ic Bus recall: Structure Sep 4, 2025
- Ic Bus recall: Service brakes, air May 25, 2023
- Ic Bus recall: Suspension Dec 8, 2022
- Ic Bus recall: Suspension Nov 23, 2022
- Ic Bus / International recall: Steering Nov 23, 2022
- Ic Bus recall: Steering May 23, 2022
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.