IC Bus Electrical System: Critical Fasteners

Ic Bus is recalling about 125 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A detach drive motor can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Campaign
26V348000
Manufacturer
International Motors, LLC
Reported
28 May 2026
Vehicles
125
Built between
Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 June 2026
Repaired
27%
Unrepaired
91

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2025 and April 2026. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2026-2027 IC Bus EvsbBuilt October 2025 to April 2026

Repair progress

91 of 125 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

27% repaired — 34 of 125 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

International Motors, LLC (International) is recalling certain 2026-2027 IC Bus EVSB school buses. The mounting bracket bolts may have been improperly tightened, allowing the drive motor to detach.

What could happen

A detach drive motor can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will tighten or replace the drive mounting bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 2026.

Parts involved

  • Drive Mounting Bolt40257R1M12 x 35 Bolt

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2025 to April 2026
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 May 2026
  3. Owners notified22 June 2026
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 27% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 28 May 2026.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact International's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. International's number for this recall is 26507. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 20, 2026.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
26507
Recalling manufacturer
International Motors, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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