Switch Bus sign stopped appearing after a few days — bus unusable without Pam

[Ray22]

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Version: 1.6.15.3

Bug Description:
When I first unlocked the Calico Desert bus (after finishing the Vault bundle in Year 2), the new feature worked correctly — if Pam wasn’t there, a wooden sign appeared that let me drive the bus myself.

But after just a couple of in-game days, the sign stopped showing up completely. Now, whenever Pam isn’t at the bus stop, the bus is just unusable again, exactly like it was before the update.

 

[Ereo]

What date is it? Can you screenshot when she is not there?

 

[Ray22]

It is Wednesday the 17th of fall year three and I know that yesterday in the game it was the 16th so that was the fair festival. I know that she’s not going to be there during the fair so that’s not what I’m concerned about. It’s about all the other days where it’s not a festival or special event. The image I sent is proof that she doesn’t leave the sign back anymore after she leaves. I can’t use the bus. I even left that part of map and came back and nothing changed.

 

[Ereo]

She leaves at 5, and you’re there at 5:50.

 

[Ray22]

So when is the sign supposed to show up? Because I waited the entire day to just sit and wait for her to leave so I could take a screenshot. I thought the sign shows up after she leaves or she’s just not there.

 

[Ereo]

It’s just there if she takes a day off (goes to Ginger island or to the clinic). It’s only there during her working hours.

 

[Ray22]

Do you happen to know what day she takes off or goes to the clinic or is that just random?

 

[Ereo]

Ginger island is random, the clinic is spring 25.