International IC BUS (CE)
Built: 2021-2022 · Series: IC
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The IC BUS (CE) comes from IC Bus, Navistar's bus brand with roots in Ward Body Works (founded 1933 in Conway, Arkansas) and in its current form since 2002. All vehicles are built at the Tulsa, Oklahoma plant opened in 2001. The register dates this version to 2021–2022. The CE series (from 2002) denotes the conventional layout with a hood; RE (1996 to 2024) was the rear-engine layout. The HC and TC types (TC from 2019 as the HC replacement) cover shuttle and commercial buses.
The register gives petrol as the drive. The vehicle subclass is: Spark-ignition Medium HDV - Urban. A US CO2 limit of 293 g/tkm is set for this subclass. Such limits apply per vehicle subclass and relate to payload and distance; they show the regulatory classification rather than the actual consumption of an individual vehicle. A petrol engine in this class is usually cheaper to buy and runs more quietly, but typically uses more fuel than a diesel.
The Commercial label marks the version for commercial use outside school transport; several series codes in the name bundle variants with the same emissions certification in the register. IC Bus introduced propane in 2015 and petrol in 2016; the electric chargE bus followed in 2019.
International IC 3 S 530 Schoolbus – American school bus chassis of EU class N3: eight-cylinder engine with 7,300 cc displacement, 13,517 kg gross weight and 7,000 mm wheelbase
International is the commercial-vehicle brand of the American group Navistar, which grew out of International Harvester. The company's school bus manufacturing operates under the name IC Bus, building the conventional, front-engined school buses typical of North America on its own chassis. The IC 3 S 530 belongs to this range and is designed for the legally regulated transport of schoolchildren in the United States and Canada.
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For the IC 3 S 530 the register lists an eight-cylinder engine with a displacement of 7,300 cc. The vehicle is 11,850 mm long, 2,500 mm wide and has a wheelbase of 7,000 mm. Kerb weight is 8,629 kg, gross vehicle weight 13,517 kg. Six wheels carry the body, split between a steered front axle and a driven rear axle with dual wheels.
At more than 12 tonnes gross weight, the bus would fall into EU vehicle class N3 for heavy commercial vehicles, even though it was built for the North American rather than the European market. The design is marked by the long, forward-projecting bonnet with the engine ahead of the front axle, which frees the entire rear body as one continuous passenger compartment with bench seating. Boarding and alighting take place through the wide door behind the front axle, secured by a folding stop sign.
When buying a used example, check for rust on the frame and wheel arches, the condition of the brake system on a vehicle of this weight, and the seals of doors and windows on the passenger body. The eight-cylinder diesel engine calls for a check of the injection system and cooling, while the transmission, worked hard in daily school-run duty, needs a check of oil level and shift behaviour. Spare parts for chassis and drivetrain run through the International or IC Bus dealer network, body parts through specialist suppliers for school buses.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells International IC 3 S 530 Schoolbus, IC Bus (International)
Technical data
Engine
| Fuel | petrolcorrect |
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Origin and approval
| Sub-category | Spark-ignition Medium HDV - Urbancorrect |
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| CO2 limit | 293 g/tkm (US)correct |
Frequently asked questions
When was the International IC BUS (CE) built?
Production years: 2021-2022.
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Sources: US EPA — engine certification data (retrieved August 2026) · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) (retrieved October 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · How we check the data
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