The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·24V375000·Announced 2024-05-29

Navistar Recalls 2024-2025 IC Bus CE School Buses for Brake Light Software Error

Navistar is recalling 2024-2025 IC Bus CE school buses because a software error may prevent brake lights from illuminating, increasing crash risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety-critical lighting defect that increases the risk of a crash, but no injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 IC Bus CE school buses. The recall involves 319 vehicles, specifically the 2024 CE SBUS model and the 2025 CESB model. The defect is a software error that may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed in certain conditions. This failure means the vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Brake lights that do not illuminate can reduce the visibility of the bus or fail to indicate to other drivers that the bus is slowing down. This condition increases the risk of a crash. No specific injuries or fatalities are reported in the source text.

Dealers will update the vehicle software free of charge to correct the issue. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 24, 2024. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. Navistar's number for this recall is 24508.

The recalled product

Product
IC BUS CESB, CE SBUS
Brand
IC BUS
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
319

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • CESB
  • CE SBUS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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