North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2011 LFW, CLFW, BRT, 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE, and 2000-2009 Optima Opus transit buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting'...
2000-2009 · 10 model years
Optima Opus Problems by year
Owners have filed 9 complaints about the Optima Opus across 10 model years, and it has 4 recalls. The 2007 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (8). The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the lights.
- Complaints
- 9
- Recalls
- 4
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Deaths
- 0
Opus complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Opus problems
Optima Opus recalls 4
North american bus industries (nabi) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 optima opus29 and opus34 model transit buses, manufactured from august 8, 2007, through september 21, 2009. The pinch bolts in the steering column shaft may loosen to the extent...
North american bus industries, inc. (Nabi) is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2009 transit buses manufactured between january 1, 2002, and september 15, 2009, and equipped with luminator horizon led side destination signs. The connector board can...
On certain transit buses equipped with graham white air dryers, the air dryer timer modules may allow sufficient quantities of moisture to enter and affect the operation of the vehicle air brake system.
Latest Opus complaints
Brakes replaced twice, rotors, calibers, brake hose, break lines,starter,windshield pump,and all at different times! This car was brandnew when I bought it and this is not my first car new that I purchased since I have been driving! I normally buy every two to three years a new car and never had more problems then I had have with this one and wondered if anyone else had same issues I am having with in this short time from replacing one part after another? Today which is january 8th 2015 I was coming home and when...
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I came to a stop sign I had no breaks and after putting emergency break on (which broke) the light came on which said breaks!! I have never felt so unsafe in a car then I do with this one. Last summer out for a drive my back driver side tire area was smoking so I pulled over and thought my car was on fire! Once again had it towed! It was the break hose so they thought and replaced it and found it was the caliber, I just spent 3hrs waiting at shop to have that fixed and come to think of it, I've spent alot more time at shop on the other fixed parts, I know cars need things replaced from wear&tear but give me a break and im not laughing about this either! Now im out of my car again and asking for rides to work again because I have no brakelines. Thanks so very much for maybe reading this! [[redacted]] p.S. Please send through mail any recalls because I have never got any! Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr
We purchased a fleet of 8 25-passenger buses from nabi, who purchased opitma bus. They received the bid because they could guarantee delivery by the first part of july. On aug 30, the first buses started to arrive and continued coming in over the next couple of months. 2 Of the buses needed to replace the engines that blew up on the way from the factory to delivery. Multiple and ongoing problems sidelined the buses to the point where we could neither accept them nor operate them. After technicians worked on the...
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buses, we accepted them by the end of dec. To enable nabi to get paid. Through the month of jan, we continued to fine tune the buses. Finally, we started road testing them on feb. 19. On march 21, one of the buses caught fire and nearly burned to the ground. After disabling the component thought to be the culprit, we continued to road test the buses. In april, we had another bus catch fire in a different area of the bus. Again, all buses have been deadlined. In addition, the new buses, all with less that 4,000 miles have been towed from the open road 4 times when they have failed. Nabi has sent 3 technicians out and the buses continue to fail. *Tr
We purchased a fleet of 8 25-passenger buses from nabi, who purchased opitma bus. They received the bid because they could guarantee delivery by the first part of july. On aug 30, the first buses started to arrive and continued coming in over the next couple of months. 2 Of the buses needed to replace the engines that blew up on the way from the factory to delivery. Multiple and ongoing problems sidelined the buses to the point where we could neither accept them nor operate them. After technicians worked on the...
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buses, we accepted them by the end of dec. To enable nabi to get paid. Through the month of jan, we continued to fine tune the buses. Finally, we started road testing them on feb. 19. On march 21, one of the buses caught fire and nearly burned to the ground. After disabling the component thought to be the culprit, we continued to road test the buses. In april, we had another bus catch fire in a different area of the bus. Again, all buses have been deadlined. In addition, the new buses, all with less that 4,000 miles have been towed from the open road 4 times when they have failed. Nabi has sent 3 technicians out and the buses continue to fail. *Tr
We purchased a fleet of 8 25-passenger buses from nabi, who purchased optima bus. They received the bid because they could guarantee delivery by the first part of july. On aug 30, the first buses started to arrive and continued coming in over the next couple of months. 2 Of the buses needed to replace the engines that blew up on the way from the factory to delivery. Multiple and ongoing problems sidelined the buses to the point where we could neither accept them nor operate them. After technicians worked on the...
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buses, we accepted them by the end of dec. To enable nabi to get paid. Through the month of jan, we continued to fine tune the buses. Finally, we started road testing them on feb. 19. On march 21, one of the buses caught fire and nearly burned to the ground. After disabling the component thought to be the culprit, we continued to road test the buses. In april, we had another bus catch fire in a different area of the bus. Again, all buses have been deadlined. In addition, the new buses, all with less that 4,000 miles have been towed from the open road 4 times when they have failed. Nabi has sent 3 technicians out and the buses continue to fail. *Tr
We purchased a fleet of 8 25-passenger buses from nabi, who bought our optima bus. They received the bid because they could guarantee delivery by the first part of july. On aug. 30, The first buses started coming in and continued coming in over the next couple of months. 2 Of the buses had to replace the engines that blew up on the way from the factory to delivery. Multiple and ongoing problems sidelined the buses to the point where we could not accept them or operate them. After technicians worked on the buses, we...
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accepted them by the end of december to enable the company to get paid. Through the month of jan., We continued to fine tune the problems. Finally, we started road testing them on feb. 19. On march 21, we had one catch fire and nearly burn to the ground. After disabling the component thought to be the culprit, we continued to road test the buses. In april we had another fire in a different area of the bus. Again all buses have been deadlined. In addition, the new buses, all with less than 4,000 miles, have been towed from the open road 4 times when they have failed. Nabi has sent 3 technicians out and the buses continue to fail. *Tr
We purchased a fleet of 8 25-passenger buses from nabi, who bought our optima bus. They received the bid because they could guarantee delivery by the first part of july. On aug. 30, The first buses started coming in and continued coming in over the next couple of months. 2 Of the buses had to replace the engines that blew up on the way from the factory to delivery. Multiple and ongoing problems sidelined the buses to the point where we could not accept them or operate them. After technicians worked on the buses, we...
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accepted them by the end of december to enable the company to get paid. Through the month of jan., We continued to fine tune the problems. Finally, we started road testing them on feb. 19. On march 21, we had one catch fire and nearly burn to the ground. After disabling the component thought to be the culprit, we continued to road test the buses. In april we had another fire in a different area of the bus. Again all buses have been deadlined. In addition, the new buses, all with less than 4,000 miles, have been towed from the open road 4 times when they have failed. Nabi has sent 3 technicians out and the buses continue to fail. In addition, the serial engine number for this bus belongs to another agency. *Tr
Questions about the Optima Opus
Which Optima Opus years have the most problems?
What are the most common Optima Opus problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (8), lights (2), equipment & accessories (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Optima Opus have?
NHTSA lists 4 recalls across all Optima Opus model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data