Blue Bird Recalls
426 recalls on record · June 24, 1968 to August 31, 2026 · Vehicle Equipment, Vehicles
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Count of recall notices naming this brand, by the year the recall was announced. A quiet year is not proof of a safe year.
April 7, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2001–2005 Vehicle Speed Control recall
Hazard: UNEXPECTED ENGINE SURGE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
March 3, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004–2005 Electrical System recall
Hazard: A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR SHOULD THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE THE BUS IS IN USE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
March 1, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2002–2006 Engine And Engine Cooling recall
Hazard: SHOULD THE BURNER TUBE FAIL, THE COOLANT HEATER COULD OVERHEAT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
February 22, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1998–2002 Fuel System, Diesel recall
Hazard: SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
February 8, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2005–2006 Exterior Lighting recall
Hazard: THE CURRENT DRAW MAY CAUSE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO FAIL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER BEFORE OR AFTER THE FUSE BLOWS. A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
February 3, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2003–2005 Tires recall
Hazard: OMISSION OF THE TIRE LOAD RANGE MAY LEAD TO THE INSTALLATION OF TIRES WITH LOAD RANGES NOT APPROPRIATE FOR VEHICLE USE. A FAILURE OCCURRING IN TIRES DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE LOAD RANGE MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH CAN OCCUR.
January 24, 2005VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2002–2005 Structure recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, FAILURE OF THE PUSHOUT WINDOW COULD POTENTIALLY TRAP PASSENGERS OR DELAY THEIR ESCAPE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
October 15, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2005 Electrical System recall
Hazard: SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AND LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
August 30, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1999–2005 Equipment Adaptive/Mobility recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
August 4, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2003–2005 Service Brakes, Air recall
Hazard: A POTENTIAL FIRE IN THE WHEEL MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
July 22, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2005 Structure recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THESE PANELS COULD SEPARATE, EXPOSING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
July 19, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Service Brakes, Air recall
Hazard: LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
May 7, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004–2005 Seat Belts recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SHOULDER STRAP CAN FAIL, AND THE DRIVER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
May 5, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2005 Structure recall
Hazard: THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
March 26, 2004VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2003–2004 Steering recall
Hazard: THIS COULD LEAD TO THE CLAMPS BECOMING LOOSE, CAUSING MISALIGNMENT OF THE STEERING AXLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
December 4, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Service Brakes, Air recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT THAT THIS CONDITION SHOULD OCCUR AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO APPLY, THE BUS COULD ROLL AWAY, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
October 15, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Electrical System recall
Hazard: THIS ADDITIONAL RESISTANCE COULD RESULT IN OVERHEATING AT THE MEGAFUSE HOLDER WITH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.
October 8, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2001–2004 Seats recall
Hazard: THESE SEATS COULD DETACH FROM THE WALL SIDE ATTACHMENT POINTS IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
October 8, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1991–2004 Structure recall
Hazard: THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S PLATFORM MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RETAINED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO PASSENGERS.
October 8, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2001–2004 Seat Belts recall
Hazard: THIS INSTALLATION MAY NOT ADEQUATELY RETAIN SEAT BELTS IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE CRASH.
September 26, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Electrical System recall
Hazard: AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD RESULT IN THE SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE PARTS OR RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
May 5, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Suspension recall
Hazard: LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAN POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
March 31, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Equipment recall
Hazard: IF THE SAFETY FEATURES DO NOT SHUT DOWN PROPERLY, THE HEATING SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE HEATING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
March 28, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1998–1999 Electrical System recall
Hazard: IN THIS EVENT, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY BE DAMAGED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE MAY EXIST.
February 12, 2003VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2004 Service Brakes, Hydraulic recall
Hazard: THIS CONTACT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE HOSE TO LEAK AFFECTING STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
November 13, 2002VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2003–2004 Service Brakes, Hydraulic recall
Hazard: IF THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE BRAKING COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
November 12, 2002VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2000 Vehicle Speed Control recall
Hazard: THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
November 5, 2002VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1997–2000 Equipment recall
Hazard: IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
September 19, 2002VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 2003 Engine And Engine Cooling recall
Hazard: THESE CONDITIONS CAN PROMOTE THE RISK OF A FIRE IN THE FILTER, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.
September 5, 2002VehiclesNHTSA
Blue Bird 1998 Electrical System recall
Hazard: IF THE CABLES ARE NOT ROUTED PROPERLY, THE CABLE INSULATION COULD BE ABRADED BY CONTACT WITH OTHER CHASSIS COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A SHORT TO GROUND.