The 1998 Ic Bus 3800 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 211 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STRUCTURE06V4060002006-10-25211 affected
Defect
CERTAIN MY 2003 THROUGH 2007 IC CESB AND MY 1998 3800 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 23, 1997, AND MARCH 31, 2006. THE HANDRAILS WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WHICH WILL ALLOW PASSENGER COAT STRINGS OR DRAWSTRINGS TO GET CAUGHT AS THE PASSENGER EXITS THE BUS.
Consequence
SHOULD A PASSENGER GET CAUGHT WHILE EXITING THE BUS, DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.
Remedy
IC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN OON NOVEMBER 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IC CORPORATION AT 1-800-843-5615 OR INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“We are a school district in upstate new york. We own a 1998 international school bus. During a monthly inspection our mechanic notice that a section of the frame that did not look normal. After closely inspecting this area it appears that the steel is expanding. This is much different then rusting…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Ic Bus 3800 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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