2002 Blue Bird Conventional Recalls, Complaints & Specs
7 safety recalls list the 2002 Blue Bird Conventional. Check your own VIN below.
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7 safety recalls for the 2002 Blue Bird Conventional
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Seats
Blue bird is recalling 126 my 2001 and 2002 conventional school buses manufactured between april 19 and october 21, 2001, equipped with optional flip-up seat bottom cushions. The seat bottom cushion rear retaining clips may have been omitted which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222,…
Remedy: Blue bird will notify owners and provide a remedy free of charge. The recall began on july 10, 2008. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-422-2242.
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School bus stop arm assembly (other)
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…
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School bus stop arm assembly (other)
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…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Certain blue bird 1999-2005 all american, tc/2000, micro bird, vision, conventional, and commercial series school buses equipped with sure-loc wheelchair securement systems and manufactured between february 17, 1999, and august 13, 2004. Certain sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. The sprocket teeth of the…
Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the defective part free of charge. The recall began september 21, 2004. Owners who take their buses to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…
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Seats
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…
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Retractor (seat belts)
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…
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Seats
Certain school buses equipped with optional high back seats with 9" split sash, pushout windows fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the affected units have seats located incorrectly with respect to the pushout window openings.
Remedy: Dealers will relocate the seats and pushout windows. Owner notification began july 24, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2002 Blue Bird Conventional. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.
Compare Blue Bird Conventional model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Blue Bird Conventional model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
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| 1985 Blue Bird Conventional | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 Blue Bird Conventional | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 Blue Bird Conventional | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 Blue Bird Conventional | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Conventional | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Conventional | 6 | 7 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Conventional | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Conventional | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Conventional | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird Conventional | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Conventional | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird Conventional | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird Conventional | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird Conventional | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird Conventional | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 Blue Bird Conventional | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 Blue Bird Conventional | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Blue Bird Conventional | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 Blue Bird Conventional | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 Blue Bird Conventional | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 2 |
Checking a specific 2002 Blue Bird Conventional
How do I know if my 2002 Blue Bird Conventional has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 7 campaigns currently list the 2002 Blue Bird Conventional; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Blue Bird dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 02V155000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Blue Bird models
- All American52 complaints
- TC200038 complaints
- School Bus33 complaints
- Vision23 complaints
- Blue Bird13 complaints
- Wanderlodge M450 Lxi9 complaints
- All American School Bus8 complaints
- Buses8 complaints
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.