1998-2007 · 10 model years
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the US Bus Sturdibus across 10 model years, and it has 12 recalls. The 2005 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the body, doors & structure, followed by the seats & seat belts.
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.
Certain my 2007 us bus sturdibus school or activity buses single and dual rear wheel models built on the gmt 610 chevrolet express chassis manufactured between september 1, 2006, and september 30, 2007, fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor...
Certain my 2006 and 2007 u.S. Bus sturdibus, universe, and safe tran school buses equipped with an intermotive lift interlock device module manufactured between august 1, 2006, and may 9, 2007. When the vehicle battery voltage drops to 7.5 Volts, the module...
Certain my 2006 sturdibus and universe school buses equipped with ricon 2000 and 5000 series wheel chair lifts. The defect involves the interlock switch system in the lift not detecting the presence of a passenger (either wheelchair or standee) on the ricon...
Certain u.S. Bus sturdibus, sturdivan, and universe school buses manufactured between may 1, 2000, and may 2, 2006. In a crash, the wall and floor mounting bolts can pull through the supporting steel which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety...
Certain my 2003 through 2006 u.S. Bus sturdibus school buses. In the event of a crash, the seats attached to the floor track can detach which does not conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, Seat belt assembly anchorages.
Certain my 2005 and 2006 u.S. Bus universe and sturdibus school buses manufactured between september 1, 2005, and september 1, 2006. These buses do not have the tire and loading decal which does not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110...
Certain 2000-2006 u.S. Bus sturdibus school buses manufactured between may 1, 2000, and may 2, 2006. The barriers were not installed correctly which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, School bus passenger seating and crash...
Certain 1998 through 2006 universe and sturdibus school buses manufactured between january 1998 and october 23, 2006. The label explaining crossview mirror use is not visible to the seated driver which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety...
Certain 2005 my sturdibus school buses. These buses fail to comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "Window retention."
Certain 2004 and 2005 my sturdibus and universe school buses. These buses were manufactured with improper/missing welds on the 30" wide barrier support which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, School bus passenger seating and...
Vehicle description: certain school buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "School bus body joint strength." These buses have insufficient metal hemming in the panel joints.
Vehicle description: school buses. Two fasteners were omitted in assembling the wall mount bracket to the seat frame.
On two identical 2004 u. S. Bus sturdibus school buses on chevrolet c5500 chassis: we noticed that the floor was bubbling and sagging near the back end of the 36 passenger bus. The bus with more miles was worse than the other one. The entire flooring underneath the student seats had to be torn out and replaced. When the old floor was pulled up, the reason was clear: there were huge holes in the floor, puddles of water still there after the bus sat all summer and the wood was mostly rotted. It could be seen...
that there was nothing whatsoever to prevent water from the roadway from coming up and soaking into the plywood floor. The wood is this floor was untreated and of poor quality as well. In some places the wood was not fastened down and had slid off support beams. These cross beams were insufficient to hold the weight of the floor and, on one bus, they had all snapped. Fortunately, the bus was not involved in a crash that would have tested the integrity of the floor structure! The fact that both buses had this problem tells me it may be a widespread problem that needs investigating -as there may be a lot more out there in this condition. We do not ever run a hose to clean our floors inside the buses. We have not received any warranty or compensation for the thousands of dollars spent to repair and strengthen the flooring on these buses! The dealer who sold the buses to us is either unwilling or unable to help recover our losses. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet us bus sturdibus. The contact stated that recall 06v443000, which is related to the front seat assembly; head restraints was issued on november 20, 2009 and the manufacturer had not repaired the vehicle. These buses are used to transport school children and the contact has had no response from the manufacturer. The vin and the mileage were not available.
Across every model year, owners report problems with the body, doors & structure (1), seats & seat belts (1) most often.
NHTSA lists 12 recalls across all US Bus Sturdibus 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
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