Recall 05V331000 scope
Recall 05V331000
BATON ROUGE WHITE TRUCK SALES, INC. • OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY • reported Jul 20, 2005 • • 18,071 units affected
View official record on NHTSA.gov · federal source of truth
- Campaign
- 05V331000
- Manufacturer
- BATON ROUGE WHITE TRUCK SALES, INC.
- Component
- OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
- Makes
- IC, IC BUS
- Model Years
- 2002–2007
- Affected Units
- 18,071
- Country
- US
- Data As Of
- Apr 5, 2026
What this recall is about, in plain English
IC has issued a recall affecting other. SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION. INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE.
Synthesized from the NHTSA defect summary, consequence, and remedy fields shown below.
Risk Summary (Consequence)
SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.
Defect Summary
CERTAIN IC MY 2002 THROUGH 2004 3800; 2002 THROUGH 2006 CESB, FESB, AND RESB; AND 2006 AND 2007 BESB SCHOOL BUSES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE STOP ARM SIGN IN THE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE SIGN TO OPEN OR CLOSE IN AN IMPROPER POSITION, OR TO NOT OPEN AT ALL.
Remedy
INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
Key Dates
Affected Vehicles
20 vehicles under this recall
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| IC | 3800 | 2004 |
| IC | 3800 | 2003 |
| IC | 3800 | 2002 |
| IC BUS | BESB | 2007 |
| IC BUS | BESB | 2006 |
| IC BUS | CESB | 2006 |
| IC BUS | CESB | 2005 |
| IC BUS | CESB | 2004 |
| IC BUS | CESB | 2003 |
| IC BUS | CESB | 2002 |
| IC BUS | FESB | 2006 |
| IC BUS | FESB | 2005 |
| IC BUS | FESB | 2004 |
| IC BUS | FESB | 2003 |
| IC BUS | FESB | 2002 |
| IC BUS | RESB | 2006 |
| IC BUS | RESB | 2005 |
| IC BUS | RESB | 2004 |
| IC BUS | RESB | 2003 |
| IC BUS | RESB | 2002 |
Official Sources & Documents
Links to NHTSA.gov and Part 573 recall reports when available — hosted by NHTSA, not TruckCodex
Documents hosted on nhtsa.gov. Links open in a new tab.
How to Act on This Recall
- Owners: Contact your authorized dealer to schedule the remedy at no cost. Remedy is covered under 49 U.S.C. 30120.
- Fleets: See the Fleet Recall Workflow Guide for the operator workflow to sweep your VIN list against this and other open campaigns.
- Looking up a specific VIN? Check VIN against NHTSA for open recalls on that vehicle.
- NHTSA contact: Vehicle Safety Hotline 1-888-327-4236.
How to verify your vehicle is affected
- Find your VIN. Locate your 17-character Vehicle Identification Number on the lower-left corner of your windshield, on the driver's-door jamb sticker, or on your vehicle registration. The VIN is the only reliable way to confirm whether a specific vehicle falls under a recall — make/model/year alone is not enough.
- Check your VIN on this site. Enter the VIN at /vin/ to see every open recall tied to your specific vehicle, including 05V331000. Our lookup pulls directly from the NHTSA recall database and refreshes daily.
- Cross-reference with the official NHTSA recall search. For a second source of truth, run the same VIN through https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls. If both this site and NHTSA show the same campaign as open for your VIN, it applies — schedule the repair.
- Contact your dealer if affected. Bring the campaign number, your VIN, and your registration to an authorized dealer for the make. The dealer performs the remedy at no cost. If you've already paid for a related repair, bring the receipt — the manufacturer is required to reimburse pre-recall repairs that addressed the same defect.