1 in 10 Buses Has Safety Defects: Read the Complete List

How safe is your school district’s school bus? Scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the full Michigan State Police report. (Photo by Alberto Quataglia/Creative Commons)

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One in 10 Michigan school buses were found to have defects in recent school bus inspection conducted by the Michigan State Police.

The Michigan State Police said one in 10 school buses inspected recently was found to have safect defects, according to a news release. Overall, though, 85 percent of the busses passed the inspection during the 2014-2015 school year.

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Vehicle safety inspectors completed 15,987 inspections during the 2014-2015 school year, as well as an additional 730 re-inspections of buses that failed the initial inspection. A comprehensive listing of inspection results for school districts operating pupil transportation vehicles can be found at the bottom of this story.

Also new this year, parents can now access individual school bus inspection results by scanning the QR Code sticker located on the service door of each pupil transportation vehicle.

“The Automated School Bus Inspection application has dramatically increased our efficiency and gives us the ability to accurately identify, track and correct safety concerns,” Capt. Michael Krumm, commander of the MSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, said in a statement.

“This program puts Michigan in the forefront of school bus safety and ensures the vehicles that transport our most precious cargo are safe,” Krumm said.

Buses that do not pass the initial annual inspection receive either a yellow or red tag. Yellow-tagged buses may continue to operate as long as the identified defects are repaired within 60 days. A red-tagged bus cannot be used for pupil transportation until it is repaired.

Here are some selected districts in Metro Detroit:

• Birmingham Public Schools: 85 buses, 1 red
• Bloomfield Hills Public Schools: 56 buses, all passed
• Dearborn City School District, 96 buses, 4 yellow and 4 red
• Farmington Public Schools: 95 buses, 3 yellow and 1 red
• Grosse Pointe Public Schools: 6 buses, all passed
• Northville Public Schools: 40 buses, 11 yellow and 2 red
• Novi Community Schools: 34 buses, 1 yellow and 1 red
• Plymouth-Canton Public Schools: 138 buses, 5 yellow and 6 red
• Rochester Community Schools: 111 buses, 5 yellow and 4 red
• School District of the City of Royal Oak: 26 buses, 1 yellow
• West Bloomfield School District: 56 buses, all passed
• School District of the City of Wyandotte: 11 buses, 1 yellow