Blue Bird Ltc 40 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 8 model years of the Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1996–2003). The most-complained-about year is 2000.
Pick your Blue Bird Ltc 40 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Ltc 40 | 1 | 0 |
What Blue Bird Ltc 40 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 1.
All Blue Bird Ltc 40 recalls (9)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Blue Bird Ltc 40, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Labels (equipment)
Certain coaches equipped with optional restroom fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the pushout window located on the right side, at the rear of the bus, is substantially obstructed by the restroom and yet it is labeled as an emergency…
Remedy: Distributors and owners will be notified to remove the label identifying the window as an emergency exit. Owner notification began september 20, 2002. Owners should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242, if they have any…
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Unknown or other
On certain tour type coaches equipped with parcel racks, irregularities in the installation of the fasteners used to retain the parcel racks to the coach structure could result in the fasteners loosening allowing the parcel racks to fall without warning.
Remedy: Distributors and owners will be notified to immediately install interim repair bolts through the coach roof bow structure on the aisle side of the first two parcel rack sections on both the right and left side parcel…
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Automatic transmission (power train)
On certain motor homes and tour coaches, a 'check trans' warning light which is required by allison transmission installation instructions was omitted. In the event the transmission shift selector malfunctions (looses power or sends erroneous signals to the transmission electronic control unit), the computer will stop accepting input…
Remedy: Dealers will install a "check trans" warning light on these vehicles. Owner notification began july 31, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
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Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)
On certain motor coaches/motor homes equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
Remedy: Dealers will replace these pedals. All vehicles have been inspected and corrected.
Model years: 2001
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Service brakes, air
Vehicle description: transit buses. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." the brake system does not have an r12-DC valve or secondary control line in the braking system.
Remedy: Dealers will install the required valve and secondary control line. Owner notification began april 27, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
Vehicle description: school and transit buses and motor home chassis equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began march 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
Model years: 1999
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Foot control/valve (service brakes)
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.
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Unknown or other
Vehicle description: transit buses. The fasteners used to attach parcel racks to body structure may become dislodged allowing the racks to fall without warning.
Remedy: Dealers will repair these vehicles, by removing the parcel rack, adding a reinforcement angle over joint, and re-installing the parcel rack using rivets and pk screws.
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Suspension
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with ridewell tag axles. Some of the ridewell tag axle and suspension assemblies have the brake s-cams incorrectly installed.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with instructions for inspecting the brake s-cam and if found incorrect, instructions for correction of the s-cam installation.
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.