1996 Blue Bird Gpwb Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb. Check your own VIN below.
4 safety recalls for the 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb
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
Vehicle description: school buses. The wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
Remedy: Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
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Seats
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model f222 or bostrum "routemaster" seat. Blue bird option 2821 or 2824. The seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support.
Remedy: Dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit.
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Body (structure)
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
Remedy: Owners will be directed to remove all forward handrails. Provisions will be made for those owners operating in states which mandate a forward handrail that a replacement handrail will be provided.
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Body (structure)
The floor line handrail bracket can expand during use and create an opening which could entrap coat strings, etc. And other articles of clothing.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the flat split floor line bracket with a round tubular bracket.
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb. 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 Gpwb model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Blue Bird Gpwb model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 Blue Bird Gpwb | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Blue Bird Gpwb | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 Blue Bird Gpwb | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Gpwb | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Gpwb | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Gpwb | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Gpwb | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Gpwb | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird Gpwb | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Gpwb | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird Gpwb | 1 | 0 |
Checking a specific 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb
How do I know if my 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb 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. 4 campaigns currently list the 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb; 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 95V150000).
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
- Conventional14 complaints
- Blue Bird13 complaints
- Wanderlodge M450 Lxi9 complaints
- All American School Bus8 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.