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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
150,000 miles · Oct 29, 2015
Engine
WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING USED IN A PURPOSE AS CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER (TO TRANSPORTING K-12 STUDENTS HOME TO SCHOOL/SCHOOL TO HOME AND SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES), THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TRANSPORT AND CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF 49 CFR 393.83(D). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WAS FOUN…
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WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING USED IN A PURPOSE AS CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER (TO TRANSPORTING K-12 STUDENTS HOME TO SCHOOL/SCHOOL TO HOME AND SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES), THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TRANSPORT AND CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF 49 CFR 393.83(D). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WAS FOUND THE MANUFACTURER BUILD THE VEHICLE IN A WAY WHERE IT DID NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 393.83(D) EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURE CERTIFIED THE VEHICLE COMPLIED WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT.
NHTSA ODI #10787145
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