1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird
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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Body (structure)
Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of FMVSS no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
Remedy: Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
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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.
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird. 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 MINI Bird model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Blue Bird MINI Bird model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird MINI Bird | 2 | 1 |
Checking a specific 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird
How do I know if my 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird 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. 2 campaigns currently list the 1998 Blue Bird MINI Bird; 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 00V219000).
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.