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Blue Bird Commercial Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 5 model years of the Blue Bird Commercial (2000–2004). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

5
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Blue Bird Commercial model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Blue Bird Commercial10
2003 Blue Bird Commercial10
2002 Blue Bird Commercial10
2001 Blue Bird Commercial21
2000 Blue Bird Commercial30

What Blue Bird Commercial owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 1.

All Blue Bird Commercial recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Blue Bird Commercial, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V302000 Reported 485 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain front engine school and transit buses equipped with hydraulic brakes, the rear hydraulic brake hose could contact the frame rail and abrade, allowing brake fluid leakage.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rear brake hose to frame rail clearance and reposition the brake hose clamps at the axle to ensure adequate clearance. Any chafed brake hoses will be replaced. Owner notification began december…

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  2. Chamber (service brakes)

    NHTSA 01V320000 Reported 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…

    Model years: 2001, 2002

  3. Slack adjusters (service brakes)

    NHTSA 01V060000 Reported 460 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with a combination spicer j230 rear axle, spring suspension, and crewson brunner automatic slack adjusters. The crewson brunner slack adjuster contacts a u-bolt mounting bracket when a combination of the listed components are installed. The combination does not allow for full…

    Remedy: Dealers will install modified u-bolt brackets that will provide the needed clearance. Owner notification began march 15, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  4. Foot control/valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V162000 Reported 9,687 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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 the hole in the diaphragm aligns with the hole in the valve body, the brake application time increases.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the qr1c valves.

    Model years: 2000

  5. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V051000 Reported 3,113 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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 valve.

    Remedy: Dealers will correct the air line plumbing at the bendix r12dc relay valve.

    Model years: 2000

Other Blue Bird models

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.