2019 IC Bus CE: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 23V397000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jun 2023. 6,786 units. Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid

Remedy of campaign 23V397000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch 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 23517.

Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 2019 IC Bus CE. The newest campaign is 23V397000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jun 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

8 campaigns, newest first. 105,506 units in total.

23V3970002 Jun 2023Service Brakes, Hydraulic / FluidAdvisory
20V22000017 Apr 2020Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
20V21900017 Apr 2020Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
19V5810008 Aug 2019Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit
19V37300015 May 2019Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper
19V21700020 Mar 2019Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
19V21600020 Mar 2019Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
18V5970007 Sep 2018Service Brakes, Air

23V397000Received 2 Jun 2023. 6,786 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / FluidPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016 International DuraStar, 2018-2020 and 2023-2024 International 1300FBC Stripped chassis, 2019-2022 IC Bus CE Commercial bus, 2019-2024 IC Bus TC Commercial bus, and 2019-2024 International MV vehicles. The brake pressure switch assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch's electrical components and cause an electrical short-circuit.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch 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 23517.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 23517. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Sep 2023.
20V220000Received 17 Apr 2020. 23,299 units.
Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 May 2020.
20V219000Received 17 Apr 2020. 27,421 units.
Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2020 International WorkStar and International DuraStar, 2018-2019 IC 1300 FBC Commercial and IC HC Commercial, 2018-2021 IC CE Commercial, International MV and International HV, and 2019-2021 IC TC Commercial buses with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with a 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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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 inoperable and removing the fuse supplying electrical power to the fuel heater and installing 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.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 May 2020.
19V581000Received 8 Aug 2019. 27 units.
Structure / Emergency / Escape/Egress/Exit
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019-2020 IC RE and IC CE commercial buses equipped with feature code 48PZP, 48PZR, 48RZY, 48SXV, or 48SZG (Prolo emergency exit roof hatches). Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the outer handle, free of charge. The recall began October 7, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 19514.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19514. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Oct 2019.
19V373000Received 15 May 2019. 2,620 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19506. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Jul 2019.
19V217000Received 20 Mar 2019. 20,142 units.
Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 May 2019.
19V216000Received 20 Mar 2019. 23,122 units.
Fuel System, Diesel / Pre-Heater
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 May 2019.
18V597000Received 7 Sep 2018. 2,089 units.
Service Brakes, Air
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019 International HX, DuraStar, WorkStar, HV, LoneStar, LT, MV, and RH vehicles, and IC Bus HC, CE, and RE vehicles equipped with long stroke brake chambers and spring actuated parking brakes. The spring actuated parking brake may be improperly crimped to the long stroke service brake chamber, causing a service brake air leak and the possible separation of the spring brake chamber from the service brake section.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An air leak or separation of the spring brake chamber can increase the needed stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake chamber assemblies from the suspected lot, free of charge. The recall began October 23, 2018. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18512.
Report filed by Navistar, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 18512. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Oct 2018.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 IC Bus CE: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ic-bus/ce/2019/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Navistar, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 IC Bus CE?: 105,506 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the IC Bus CE have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 67 recall campaigns for the IC Bus CE, model years 2007 to 2023. 8 of them name the 2019 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 IC Bus CE open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.