Blue Bird Body Company Recall List

List of the Blue Bird Body Company recalls announced through NHTSA

Some of the listed recalls may apply to multiple models. All affected models can be found in the details of each recall below.

335 results found

Recent Recalls

17. 8. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/FMVSS 221

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THESE BUSES FAIL TO MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH."

3. 8. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/WIRING HARNESS CHAFFING

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISC ENGINES. THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE COMBUSTION AIR INTAKE GRID HEATER CAN CHAFE AGAINST THE ENGINE AND WEAR THROUGH.

12. 6. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/BENDIX AIR BRAKE VALVE

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX AIR BRAKES. BENDIX CHANGED THE INTERNAL DESIGN OF THE QR1C RELAY VALVE BY ADDING A HOLE IN THE INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM. WHEN…

5. 5. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/TRAILER HITCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME COACHES. THE TRAILER HITCH MAY BE INADEQUATELY WELDED TO THE CHASSIS FRAME.

5. 5. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/FMVSS 217/SLIDING PUSHOUT WINDOWS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRANSIT SLIDING PUSHOUT WINDOWS. POTENTIAL STICKING AND/OR BINDING OF THE PUSHOUT WINDOW INNER FRAME WITHIN THE OUTER FRAME RESULTS IN OPENING FORCES EXCEEDING THE…

6. 3. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/PDU CABLE

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) CABLES ARE INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED OR ROUTED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STEERING PITMAN ARM.

22. 2. 2000

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/BRAKE LINES

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BRAKE TREADLE VALVE AIR LINES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE BENDIX R12DC RELAY…

23. 11. 1999

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/FRONT END SHIMMY

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THERE IS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE BUS.

22. 11. 1999

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/PARCEL RACK FASTENERS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE FASTENERS USED TO ATTACH PARCEL RACKS TO BODY STRUCTURE MAY BECOME DISLODGED ALLOWING THE RACKS TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING.

1. 11. 1999

Blue Bird Body Company – BLUE BIRD/ATWOOD MOBILE/CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. SOME OF THESE ALARMS MAY HAVE BECOME CONTAMINATED DURING SHIPPING WHICH WILL DIMINISH THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ALARM TO DETECT CARBON…