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Blue Bird L4RE Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 8 model years of the Blue Bird L4RE (2002–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2004.

4
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2007
year with most recalls
2004
year with most complaints

Pick your Blue Bird L4RE model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Blue Bird L4RE20
2008 Blue Bird L4RE30
2007 Blue Bird L4RE40
2006 Blue Bird L4RE10
2005 Blue Bird L4RE10
2004 Blue Bird L4RE11
2003 Blue Bird L4RE10
2002 Blue Bird L4RE10

What Blue Bird L4RE owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 1.

All Blue Bird L4RE recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Blue Bird L4RE, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Electrical system

    NHTSA 13V457000 Reported 4,061 vehicles potentially affected North American Bus Industries, Inc.

    North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2011 LFW, CLFW, BRT, 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE, and 2000-2009 Optima Opus transit buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for…

    Remedy: NABI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the equalizers, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's recall number is 20136.

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009

  2. Structure and steering

    NHTSA 13V011000 Reported 53 vehicles potentially affected North American Bus Industries, Inc.

    North American Bus Industries Inc. (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE transit buses manufactured July 1, 2007, through October 31, 2009. The buses may have a defective steering gear attachment. Cracks may develop in the bracket that secures the power steering gear to the bus frame or the bus frame may crack…

    Remedy: NABI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began during March 2013. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296.

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009

  3. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 08V434000 Reported 15 vehicles potentially affected NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.

    North american bus industries (nabi) is recalling 15 my 2007-2008 blue-bird l4re and c4re transit buses equipped with c7 or c9 caterpillar diesel engines. The fuel pump outlet check plug may be cracked which could cause fuel to spray and leak.

    Remedy: Nabi is working with caterpillar (please see 08e042). Caterpillar will replace the fuel pump plug free of charge. Owners may contact caterpillar at 1-800-447-4986, or nabi at 1-888-391-1777.

    Model years: 2007, 2008

  4. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 08V278000 Reported 203 vehicles potentially affected NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Nabi is recalling 239 my 2002-2007 blue bird c4re and l4re transit buses equipped with a 'prx1' module. The prx1 module is a device which transmits an electric signal to the instrument cluster, which is converted into an air system pressure reading on the dash mounted guage. On certain modules, tis reading is inaccurate causing the…

    Remedy: Nabi will provide instructions to vehicle owners/end-users to add a specific wire to the module, correcting the problem. The recall began on august 5, 2008. Owners may contact nabi at

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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.