2002 Blue Bird All American Recalls, Complaints & Specs

14 safety recalls list the 2002 Blue Bird All American, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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14 safety recalls for the 2002 Blue Bird All American

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

   NHTSA 05V382000 Reported August 31, 2005 5,863 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain 2001 through 2006 my blue bird all american, tc2000, and vision transit school buses manufactured between january 5, 2001, and july 15, 2005. These buses are equipped with a battery disconnect switch that has connections that may be loose on the battery switch studs creating the potential for the bus to shut down while in…

   Remedy: Blue bird will notify its owners and instruct them on how to repair the switch. The recall began on october 19 , 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

2. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

   NHTSA 05V239000 Reported May 20, 2005 8,894 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio,…

   Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free…

3. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

   NHTSA 05V251000 Reported May 20, 2005 3,121 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain blue bird 2002 through 2006 my all american, conventional, minibird, microbird, vision, and tc2000 school buses originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan,…

   Remedy: Blue bird will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, blue bird is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses…

4. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 05V152000 Reported April 7, 2005 486 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain 2001 through 2005 all american, commercial series, and q-bus school and transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 cng engines. The subject buses equipped with the john deere engines may surge inappropriately due to erractic operation of the air throttle if the engine is taken from full to zero load.

   Remedy: John deere will notify blue bird's customers and repair the engines free of charge. Customers are being instructed to contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.

5. Engine and engine cooling

   NHTSA 05V074000 Reported March 1, 2005 416 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird all american school and transit buses, conventional school buses, and commercial series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. These buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533a manufactured…

   Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the burner tubes free of charge. The recall began on march 31, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

6. Fuel system, diesel

   NHTSA 05V062000 Reported February 22, 2005 18,891 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain 1998 through 2002 blue bird all american, tc2000 school and transit buses, and commercial series buses equipped with cummins isb diesel engines. The fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel appropriately creating an engine stall condition.

   Remedy: Customers will be notified by cummins to bring their vehicles to an authorized dealer to have the fuel lift pump replaced free of charge. For more information, customers may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.

7. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 03V362000 Reported October 8, 2003 233 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   On certain rear engine (a3re) school buses, the type and location of the fasteners used to retain the seat belt in the last row of seats does not conform to blue bird engineering specifications.

   Remedy: Blue bird will provide its distributors and owners the parts and instructions to install the correct fasteners free of charge. Owner notification is expected to begin november 20, 2003. Owners who do not receive the…

8. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 03V363000 Reported October 8, 2003 8,088 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." one or more of the bolts attaching the driver's platform to the floor structure was omitted.

   Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. Owner notification began on november 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…

9. Seats

   NHTSA 03V364000 Reported October 8, 2003 3,825 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

   On certain school buses equipped with optional seat belts or seat belt "ready" seats, some belts were installed with only two bolts rather than the required three (3) bolts.

   Remedy: Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to install the missing bolt free of charge. Owner notification is expected to on november 3, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to…

10. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 02V160002 Reported September 5, 2002 58 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain school and transit buses equipped with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. If this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable.…

    Remedy: Owners will be provided a snap-on "over-cover" to prevent the seat belt cover from separating. Owner notification is expected to begin on or about september 27, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a…

11. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 02V217000 Reported August 12, 2002 255 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain rear engine school and transit buses equipped with cummins isb engines, the wiring harness to the combustion air intake grid heater could chafe against engine components.

    Remedy: Owners will be contacted and advised to add a bracket to support the harness away from the engine components. Blue bird will provide a replacement harness for any harnesses found abraded and will reimburse the customer…

12. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 02V185000 Reported July 15, 2002 408 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Certain transit buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle standard no. 101, "controls and displays." this standard requires specific labeling for "engine start" and "engine stop." the wording of the labels on these vehicles do not meet the requirements of the standard.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with new decals and installation instructions. Owner notification began august 29, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should…

13. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 02V177000 Reported July 9, 2002 3,439 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain school and transit buses equipped with allison 2000 series transmissions, the "range inhibited" indicator light on the dash was improperly installed and does not function.

    Remedy: Distributors and owners will be instructed to remove the dash and activate the indicator "range inhibited" light according to instructions provided. Owner notification began august 16, 2002. Owners who take their…

14. Chamber (service brakes)

    NHTSA 01V320000 Reported October 5, 2001 1,500 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Vehicle description: school and transit buses. Insufficient torque on the arvin-meritor air brake chamber mounting nuts can allow the nuts to loosen over time.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the torque values on each brake chamber nut and tighten to specifications. Owner notification began november 16, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2002 Blue Bird All American have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 27,975 miles. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Parking brake: mechanical1

What owners are reporting

“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 blue bird all american. The diesel engine lift pump leaks down onto the starter and exhaust. The contact spoke with a representative from cummings regarding the warranty and”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 18, 2007 · Parking brake

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.