International Motors recalls 2025–2027 IC Bus EVSB and CESB school buses over weak body panel joints
The driver's window panel and entrance door joints may not have enough epoxy, so body panels could separate in a crash, weakening the bus structure and raising the risk of injury.
What to do
Dealers will install rivets along the driver's side window seam and entrance door seam for free. Owners may call International's customer service at 1-800-448-7825 and use recall number 26511.
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Recall details
- Product
- IC Bus Cesb, Evsb 2025–2027
- Company
- International Motors, LLC
- Hazard
- The body panels may separate during a crash, reducing structural integrity and increasing the risk of injury.
- Units
- 22,730 vehicles
- Owner notification
- September 8, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 16, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V460000
- Manufacturer campaign number: 26511
- Model years: 2025–2027
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Defect
- International Motors, LLC (International) is recalling certain 2025-2027 IC Bus EVSB and CESB school buses. The driver's window panel and entrance door vertical joints may have been attached without sufficient epoxy coverage. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
- Consequence
- The body panels may separate during a crash, reducing structural integrity and increasing the risk of injury.
- Corrective action
- Dealers will install rivets along the driver's side window seam and entrance door seam, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 8, 2026. Owners may contact International's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. International's number for this recall is 26511.
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