Recall Register

1978 International Harvester School Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 International Harvester School Bus. The newest campaign is 79V213000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 79V213000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will align the accelerator pedal to the center of the stop bracket free of charge.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 14,500 units in total.

  1. 79V213000Received . 7,500 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The defect is in the engine accelerator system. The accelerator pedal may not align with the center of the floor mounted pedal stop bracket. The potential exists for the pedal, when depressed, to slip off and to the side of the pedal stop, holding the accelerator in the open throttle position.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will align the accelerator pedal to the center of the stop bracket free of charge.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V228000Received . 7,000 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The parking brake lever mounting bracket may bend and break due to repeated applications of the parking brake. This will create a tearing force at the bolt mounting area of the bracket.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Bent or cracked mounting brackets will be replaced and a reinforcement strap will be added to limit the "lift and pull" force on the bracket. This will be done without charge to owner.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19751
  2. 19762
  3. 19772
  4. 19782
  5. 19791
  6. 19801
  7. 19811
  8. 19821
  9. 19860
  10. 19870
  11. 19880
  12. 19890
  13. 19910
  14. 19920
  15. 19930
  16. 19940
  17. 19950
  18. 19960

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 International Harvester School Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/school-bus/1978/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 International Harvester School Bus?
14,500 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester School Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the International Harvester School Bus, model years 1975 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 International Harvester School Bus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.