By year
Owner complaints about Ward vehicles peaked at 1 in 1996
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1996 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Ward
The complete NHTSA record for Ward vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Ward recalls are filed by American Transportation, part of Ward.
Owner complaints in the last five years03 on file in all, across 6 models
Recall campaigns210 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations50 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Ward vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The C has the most complaints of any Ward model
Every Ward model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1981 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ward | 1995 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volunteer | 1980 to 1997 | 0 | None | 59 | 1 |
| Patriot | 1983 to 1993 | 0 | None | 26 | 0 |
| Senator | 1990 to 1992 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| School BUS | 1982 to 1992 | 0 | None | 1 | 14 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Ward product
- 99V-061 Mar 23, 1999
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with flip seats at the emergency exits
Seats · 7,738 vehicles - 98V-301 Dec 1, 1998
Vehicle description: school buses
Structure · 38k vehicles - 98V-200 Aug 28, 1998
Vehicle description: school buses built with code g47aodm outward opening service door and code g47acdc or g47a5dc manual door control
Structure · 8,083 vehicles - 97V-014 Feb 5, 1997
Certain clothing articles such as draw strings can become lodged in the forward handrails at the bus doors when a person is exiting the bus
Structure · 2,480 vehicles - 96V-047 Mar 11, 1996
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
Structure · 35k vehicles - 96V-046 Mar 11, 1996
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
Structure · 2,650 vehicles - 93V-032-002 Apr 9, 1993
Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
Structure · 47k vehicles - 91V-176 Oct 9, 1991
Rear emergency door exit identification and the operating instructions may not be installed
Equipment · 500 vehicles - 85T-013 Oct 3, 1985
Tires failed to meet the endurance requirements of fmvss no. 109
Tires · 1,378 vehicles - 85T-012 Oct 3, 1985
Tires failed to meet the endurance requirements of fmvss no. 109
Tires · 543 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.