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2000 International SCHOOL BUS: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
1
Structure:Frame And Members
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components1
Structure:Frame And Members1

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 1; Structure:Frame And Members: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
1
2001
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20001
20011

2000: 1; 2001: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 720518 · 2000-03-23 (March 23, 2000)

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED WITH WRONG BRAND OF SCHOOL BUS BODY - UNDERSIZE FRONT RESTRAINING BARRIERS ON SEVERAL BUSSES. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 720518 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 881811 · 2001-03-01 (March 1, 2001)

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V232301/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 509 IN SEPTEMBER, AND HAS CONTACTED SOUTHLAND INTERNATIONAL IN BIRMINGHAM ,AL [phone removed], MANUFACTURER IS NOT SENDING ANY ONE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR ON 6 SCHOOL BUSES EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED AND MADE APPOINTMENTS WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 881811 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

2 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 2 records
50.0%Valid incident date1 / 2 records
100.0%Valid filing date2 / 2 records
50.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1 / 2 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1990199920002002
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Torque Converter
17100.0%
ODI 479706

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 509422)

Look up ODI 479706 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Air:Antilock
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1100.0%
ODI 550742

AIR BRAKE ABS SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

Look up ODI 550742 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

150.0%
ODI 881811

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V232301/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 509 IN SEPTEMBER, AND HAS CONTACTED SOUTHLAND INTERNATIONAL IN BIRMINGHAM ,AL [phone removed], MANUFACTURER IS NOT SENDING ANY ONE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR ON 6 SCHOOL BUSES EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED AND MADE APPOINTMENTS WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK

Look up ODI 881811 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

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Structure:Frame And Members
00.0%

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

150.0%
ODI 720518

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED WITH WRONG BRAND OF SCHOOL BUS BODY - UNDERSIZE FRONT RESTRAINING BARRIERS ON SEVERAL BUSSES. *AK

Look up ODI 720518 at NHTSA ↗

00.0%

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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1100.0%
ODI 755466

THESE SCHOOL BUSES ARE OWNED BY LAIDLAW AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION. MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL WINDSHIELDS MARKED AS-3, HOWEVER I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES. I HAVE A DIGITAL PHOTO OF THE MARKING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THE VINS FOR ALL AFFECTED BUSES. *AK

Look up ODI 755466 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-060None

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2025-070None

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2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

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2025-100None

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2025-110None

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2025-120None

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2026-010None

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2026-020None

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2026-030None

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2026-040None

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-070None

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2026-080None

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2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2000: 1 complaints · 2002: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2000011
2002000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2000011
2002001

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation ComponentsStructure:Frame And Members
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components—0
Structure:Frame And Members0—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.