2003 Unknown Unknown: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"AS A RESULT OF A BID RECENTLY RECEIVED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR 175 SCHOOL VEHICLES, IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT VEHICLES PROPOSED TO BE MANUFACTURED BY U.S. BUS CORPORATION, 3 PAT MALONE DR., PO BOX 329, SUFFERN, NY DO NOT APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301 FOR FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. WHILE TH..."
"AS A RESULT OF A BID RECENTLY RECEIVED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY FOR 175 SCHOOL VEHICLES, IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT VEHICLES PROPOSED TO BE MANUFACTURED BY U.S. BUS CORPORATION, 3 PAT MALONE DR., PO BOX 329, SUFFERN, NY DO NOT APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301 FOR FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. WHILE TH..."
"I FIND THESE HID HEADLIGHTS VERY BLINDING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON AUTOS PERIOD! *NLM"
Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.
When Were Complaints Filed?
Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.
When Does Each Component Fail?
Median mileage at complaint for top components.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Who Files Complaints?
Unknown Unknown — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.
Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.
Data through: 2026-03-28
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