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Blue Bird School Bus Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 33 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Blue Bird School Bus (1984–2009). The most-complained-about year is 1996.

2
safety recalls, all years
33
owner complaints, all years
1987
year with most recalls
1996
year with most complaints

Pick your Blue Bird School Bus model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Blue Bird School Bus10
2001 Blue Bird School Bus02
2000 Blue Bird School Bus03
1998 Blue Bird School Bus03
1997 Blue Bird School Bus03
1996 Blue Bird School Bus07
1995 Blue Bird School Bus04
1993 Blue Bird School Bus04
1992 Blue Bird School Bus01
1991 Blue Bird School Bus01
1987 Blue Bird School Bus11
1986 Blue Bird School Bus02
1985 Blue Bird School Bus01
1984 Blue Bird School Bus01

What Blue Bird School Bus owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA. The 1996 model year has the most, with 7.

All Blue Bird School Bus recalls (2)

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

  1. Air conditioner (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V137000 Reported 5 vehicles potentially affected TRUCK SERVICES, INC.

    Truck services is recalling certain model year 2009 school buses built on blue bird chassis from january 2009 through december 2009 and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units (em-1) manufactured from january 1, 2006 through december 2010, containing a delphi pack-con iii fuse holder in an allied motion motor assembly; em-1…

    Remedy: Truck services will notify owners and instruct them to contact either carrier or a truck services dealer to obtain the free remedy. The safety recall began february 10, 2011. Owners may contact carrier at…

    Model years: 2009

  2. Hazard flashing warning lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 87V115000 Reported 550 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    A relay in the flashing circuit could fail.

    Remedy: Replace defective flasher units with new units with reliable relays.

    Model years: 1987

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.