1995 Blue Bird TC2000 Recalls, Complaints & Specs
18 safety recalls list the 1995 Blue Bird TC2000, and owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
18 safety recalls for the 1995 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.
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Body (structure)
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…
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Labels (equipment)
Certain transit buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle standard no. 101, "controls and displays." this standard requires specific labeling for "engine start" and "engine stop." the wording of the labels on these vehicles do not meet the requirements of the standard.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with new decals and installation instructions. Owner notification began august 29, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should…
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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.
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
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.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Interference between the hydraulic brake hoses or bleeder valves and the "reyco" air suspension components can occur causing failure of one of the hydraulic fittings.
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Seats
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.
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Body (structure)
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.
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Chamber (service brakes)
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…
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Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)
The wrong circuit breaker was installed in the electrical panel which could cause an interruption of the 8-light warning system.
Remedy: Owners will be notified to check and replace as necessary the circuit breakers. Owners can also have these circuit breakers checked and replaced at an authorized dealer.
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Body (structure)
These buses are equipped with an entrance door handrail off set brace attached to the interior wall and the handrail. The attachment point at the wall is incorrectly positioned permitting the entrapment of the "connecticut nut/string test device" between the upper edge of the brace and the lower edge of the seat ledge. Passenger's…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and relocate the bracket as necessary. Owners can inspect and relocate the bracket is so desired.
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Glass, side/rear (visibility)
These vehicles could have a latch which scrapes an aluminum trim piece increasing the force required to open. This does not comply with FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
Remedy: Dealers will install a new cam lock plate.
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Body (structure)
An improper mix of adhesive was applied to the interior side panel joints resulting in the buses failing to conform to the joint strength requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength.":
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair with correct adhesive if the sealer was not cured properly.
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Body (structure)
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.
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Frame and members (structure)
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.
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Body (structure)
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…
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Knee bolster (air bags)
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.
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Linkages (steering)
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.
7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a fire. Complaints peaked in 1995 with 3 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Rear air suspension upper shaft bracket which is riveted to the frame is cracking and tearing from the frame. Common problem. Have also 5 other buses with this problem. Please provide further informat”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 19, 1999 · Suspension
“The bus had been shut off and parked for approximately 1 hour when the wheel chair lift caught fire and burned(ricon model s5005 serial #48330).”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 17, 1998 · Equipment adaptive/mobility
Compare Blue Bird TC2000 model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Blue Bird TC2000 model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Blue Bird TC2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 Blue Bird TC2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1990 Blue Bird TC2000 | 13 | 1 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1993 Blue Bird TC2000 | 14 | 2 |
| 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 | 14 | 9 |
| 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 | 18 | 7 |
| 1996 Blue Bird TC2000 | 13 | 3 |
| 1997 Blue Bird TC2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird TC2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird TC2000 | 15 | 5 |
| 2000 Blue Bird TC2000 | 12 | 1 |
| 2001 Blue Bird TC2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird TC2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird TC2000 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 Blue Bird TC2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 0 |
Checking a specific 1995 Blue Bird TC2000
How do I know if my 1995 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. 18 campaigns currently list the 1995 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
- All American52 complaints
- School Bus33 complaints
- Vision23 complaints
- Conventional14 complaints
- Blue Bird13 complaints
- Wanderlodge M450 Lxi9 complaints
- All American School Bus8 complaints
- Buses8 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.