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Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 (2003–2004).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls

Pick your Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M38040
2003 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M38010

All Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Disc (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V388000 Reported 156 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Certain motor coaches, motor homes, commuter coaches, and transit buses equipped with arvin-meritor dx 225 air disc brakes, are experiencing excessive smoke in the wheel area due to overheating of the air disc brake pads.

    Remedy: Arvin-meritor will inspect the brake assemblies to ensure proper set-up and operation. This recall began august 10, 2004. Owners should contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  2. Suspension: control arm

    NHTSA 03V174000 Reported 31 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    Certain motor homes equipped with independent front suspension modules manufactured and assembled by arvinmeritor at its frankfort, kentucky facility, and sold excusively to blue bird. Some of the capscrews attaching the control arms to the subframe were not torqued to specification allowing the bolt to become loose and eventually…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and re-torque any loose capscrews if necessary. This inspection will be performed free of charge. Arvinmeritor has not provided the agency with a notification program as of yet.

    Model years: 2004

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V131000 Reported 21 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain motor homes equipped with international thermal research (itr)hurricane hot water heaters, the electronic control board may adversely affect safety features in some of the systems protecting against overheating and potential fire situation.

    Remedy: The defective electronic control board will be replaced. In the meantime, customers should turn the system off using the master on/off switch located on the side of the electronic control box which is adjacent to the…

    Model years: 2004

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

    NHTSA 03V044000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

    On certain motor homes, the brake hoses may not have been routed properly resulting in the hoses contacting the frame.

    Remedy: Dealers will re-route the rear brake hoses. Owner notification began april 4, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 2004

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.