Recall 26V460 covers 22,730 2025-2027 Ic Bus Cesb and Evsb school buses for weak body joints. Free Ic Bus dealer repair once available.
Ic Bus is recalling 22,730 2025-2027 Cesb and Evsb school buses because the driver's window panel and entrance door vertical joints were built with insufficient epoxy coverage. In a crash, those body panels can separate, reduce structural integrity, and raise injury risk; the Ic Bus dealer repair will be free once available.
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What's wrong?
The adhesive epoxy on the 2025-2027 Ic Bus Cesb and Evsb school buses is the bonding material used at body joints around the driver's window panel and the entrance door. Those vertical joints help tie the body panels together so the school bus body holds the joint strength required by federal safety rules.
On affected buses, some of those joints were built without enough epoxy coverage. Epoxy has to spread across the joint so the bonded panels share load instead of pulling apart at a weak spot. When coverage is incomplete, the joint can fall short of the required school bus body joint strength standard, even though the panel looks installed from the outside. Ic Bus also found that checking built buses for missing epoxy requires destructive analysis.
There is no warning sign before failure. An owner, driver, or fleet technician should not expect a noise, dashboard light, or visible gap to confirm the weak joint.
Who's affected?
Spans Cesb and Evsb buses across the 2025, 2026, and 2027 model years, all involving body structure epoxy. VINs become searchable on September 7, 2026.
| 2025 Ic Bus Cesb | body structure |
|---|---|
| 2026 Ic Bus Cesb | body structure |
| 2027 Ic Bus Cesb | body structure |
| 2025 Ic Bus Evsb | body structure |
| 2026 Ic Bus Evsb | body structure |
| 2027 Ic Bus Evsb | body structure |
| Units affected | 22,730 |
| Field incidents | NHTSA has logged no field incidents to date. |
The year and model narrow the scope, but the VIN decides. Check your VIN to confirm whether your specific bus is included.
What's the safety risk?
In a crash, affected body panels can separate, reducing structural integrity and increasing the risk of injury. No stop-driving order is listed for this recall, but drive cautiously and schedule the recall repair as soon as it is available. Repair will be free at any franchised Ic Bus dealer once available.
What should I do?
- Check your VIN to confirm your 2025-2027 Ic Bus Cesb or Evsb school bus is included in this recall.
- Watch for Ic Bus's owner notification letter, listed in the recall record for September 14, 2026, because the remedy is not marked available yet.
- Contact a franchised Ic Bus dealer once the repair opens to schedule the free rivet installation that reinforces the driver's side window and entrance door joints.
- Reference recall number 26V460 when you call, and ask whether the dealer needs the bus held out of service until the rivets are installed.
- Bring the recall notice to the dealer if Ic Bus has mailed one.
What happens at the repair
The final dealer repair is not open yet. Once it opens, an Ic Bus technician will install rivets along the driver's side window seam and the entrance door seam to strengthen the affected body joints. The recall repair will be free, with parts and labor covered. The reimbursement record points to the manufacturer's general reimbursement plan. If you already paid for this same body-joint repair before the recall notice, keep your repair paperwork and ask the service desk how to submit it under that plan.
| Reimbursement | Reimbursement available |
|---|
Timeline
| July 16, 2026 | NHTSA published the recall |
|---|---|
| September 7, 2026 | Dealer notification began |
| September 7, 2026 | Dealer notification ended |
| September 7, 2026 | VIN-searchable in NHTSA's database — Check your VIN to see whether this recall applies to your specific vehicle. |
Frequently asked questions
What is recall 26V460?
Recall 26V460 covers 22,730 2025-2027 Ic Bus Cesb and Evsb school buses with driver's window panel and entrance door vertical joints that lack sufficient epoxy coverage. The buses fail FMVSS No. 221 for school bus body joint strength. Dealers will install rivets for free.
What should I do if my 2025-2027 Ic Bus Cesb or Evsb is on this recall?
Check your VIN to confirm your specific bus is included in recall 26V460. If it is, contact a franchised Ic Bus dealer to schedule the rivet installation along the driver's side window seam and entrance door seam. Reference recall number 26V460 when you call.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Federal recall law requires the manufacturer to repair the defect at no cost. For recall 26V460, Ic Bus dealers will install rivets along the driver's side window seam and entrance door seam free of charge.
What is the safety risk?
The safety risk is body-panel separation during a crash. If the driver's window panel or entrance door vertical joints separate, the bus loses structural integrity, increasing the risk of injury. The repair adds rivets along the affected seams.
When will Ic Bus notify owners about this recall?
International expects to mail owner notification letters on September 14, 2026. You do not need to wait for a letter to act. Check your VIN, then call an Ic Bus dealer or International customer service at 1-800-448-7825 with recall number 26V460.
More information
| NHTSA campaign page | nhtsa.gov/vehicle-recalls/26V460000 |
|---|---|
| Ic Bus customer service | 1-800-448-7825 |
| NHTSA recall # | 26V460 |
| NHTSA recall # (full) | 26V460000 |
Source documents
This article is generated from NHTSA's primary recall filings and reviewed against the source on July 26, 2026. RecallNotify does not paraphrase NHTSA's consequence language; that text is reproduced as written above. Editorial standards →