The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 IC bus CE school buses equipped with 8.8L liquid propane gas (LPG) engines. The LPDM relay for the propane booster pump and the scavenge pump may intermittently fail, causing the fuel pump to stop.
The risk
If the fuel pump stops, the bus will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LPDM relay, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2018. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18501.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus Cesb | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC Bus Cesb | 2016 | 1 | 15 |
| IC Bus Cesb | 2017 | 0 | 14 |
| IC Bus Cesb | 2018 | 0 | 12 |
| IC Bus Cesb | 2019 | 0 | 16 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2018
3 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the fuel system, other; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 18V858000 3 Dec 2018 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 18V190000 26 Mar 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018