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1994 Blue Bird TC2000 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

14 safety recalls list the 1994 Blue Bird TC2000, and owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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9
owner complaints to NHTSA

14 safety recalls for the 1994 Blue Bird TC2000

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 03V363000 Reported 8,088 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." one or more of the bolts attaching the driver's platform to the floor structure was omitted.

    Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. Owner notification began on november 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…

  2. Pressure relief devices (fuel system)

    NHTSA 00V321000 Reported 134 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with compressed natural gas engines (cng). The original pressure relief devices may vent unexpectedly.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the pressure relief devices.

  3. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 00V219000 Reported 25,839 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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.

  4. Seats

    NHTSA 99V018000 Reported 41,260 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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.

  5. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 97V197000 Reported 16,338 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Vehicle description: front and rear engine school buses equipped with 60 gallon side mounted fuel tank barriers. These buses do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."

    Remedy: Blue bird will ship instructions and modification kits to the owners of these buses.

  6. Seats

    NHTSA 96V126001 Reported 11,371 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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.

  7. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 96V073000 Reported 18,000 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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.

  8. Chamber (service brakes)

    NHTSA 96V068000 Reported 108 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Air suspension torque arm can come in contact with the air brake chamber mounting bracket resulting in broken s-cam mounting bracket.

    Remedy: Dealers will modify vehicles to incorporate an axle seat spacer and replace the cam shaft and cam shaft bracket with a longer cam shaft and cam shaft bracket on both right and left rear brake assemblies to provide…

  9. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 95V150000 Reported 2,557 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    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.

  10. Frame and members (structure)

    NHTSA 95V136000 Reported 416 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    These units are equipped with a counter weight assembly made up of 300 pounds of 1/4" plate steel welded together and bolted between the frame rails in the rear overhang just forward of the rear bumper. Some of the welds have broken due to insufficient welds, corrosion, or ice expansion.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a mechanical retaining device which clamps the plates together and fastened with threaded fasteners. Bus owners will have the option of repairing their own vehicles.

  11. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 95V090000 Reported 27,189 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a set screw to the metal clamp which retains the intermediate handrail. A high impact molded plastic "clam shell" will be placed over each end of the intermediate handrail completely covering the…

  12. Knee bolster (air bags)

    NHTSA 95V051000 Reported 2,309 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    The aisle side styrofoam knee pads on the subject barriers are 11" wide and not 14.5" as required by FMVSS no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the incorrect pad with the correct 14.5" knee pad.

  13. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 95V036000 Reported 2,714 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Quench cracks occurred in the pitman arm pinch bolt during the bolt manufacturing process, causing a weakness in these bolts.

    Remedy: Blue bird will provide replacement bolts for all affected units.

  14. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 94V089000 Reported 74 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Air brake supply lines are reversed at the brake treadle valve. This can cause the modulated spring brake feature on the rear axle brake to be inoperable. In the event the rear brake supply reservoir were lost, this could result in loss of brakes without proper function of the modulated spring brake action of the rear brake axle to stop…

    Remedy: Vehicle owners will be instructed to swap supply lines at the treadle valve to obtain the correct plumbing, and will be reimbursed for labor expenses.

9 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 1996 with 9 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Blue bird has not sent the parts yet and it has been 2 months. Recall 96v126.001. Please explain the problems. *ak”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 13, 1996 · Seats

“Steering locked up due to horn ring peeling/getting stuck in steering column. *dh”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 29, 1996 · Electrical system

Compare Blue Bird TC2000 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Blue Bird TC2000 model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1987 Blue Bird TC200010
1988 Blue Bird TC2000110
1989 Blue Bird TC2000141
1990 Blue Bird TC2000131
1991 Blue Bird TC2000120
1992 Blue Bird TC2000141
1993 Blue Bird TC2000142
1994 Blue Bird TC2000149
1995 Blue Bird TC2000187
1996 Blue Bird TC2000133
1997 Blue Bird TC200080
1998 Blue Bird TC2000170
1999 Blue Bird TC2000155
2000 Blue Bird TC2000121
2001 Blue Bird TC2000120
2002 Blue Bird TC2000110
2003 Blue Bird TC200068
2004 Blue Bird TC200050
2005 Blue Bird TC200010

Checking a specific 1994 Blue Bird TC2000

How do I know if my 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 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. 14 campaigns currently list the 1994 Blue Bird TC2000; 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

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.