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CarsLore / Makes / Blue Bird / School Bus

Blue Bird School Bus

Model years 1984–2009 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 1991, 1992, 2001.

33owner complaints
2recall campaigns
14service bulletins
15model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’90’92’95’97’00’09’90’93’97’01

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
20090110 · 0
20012020 · 0
20003030 · 1
19983010 · 0
19973010 · 0
19967010 · 0
19954010 · 0
19934010 · 1
19921010 · 0
19911010 · 0
19900010 · 0
19871100 · 1
19862000 · 1
19851000 · 0
19841001 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Structure8
  • Electrical system6
  • Visibility5
  • Service brakes, hydraulic5
  • Engine and engine cooling5
  • Fuel system, gasoline3
  • Suspension2
  • Power train2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

2 campaigns cover the School Bus.

11V137000 · Equipment24 Feb 2011 · 2009

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 UNIT PART NUMBERS 77-62112-XX AND 77-62512-XX, STARTING WITH SERIAL NUMBER KNT90890232 TO SERIAL NUMBER NNE91230058. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

87V115000 · Exterior lighting28 Jul 1987 · 1987

A RELAY IN THE FLASHING CIRCUIT COULD FAIL.

NHTSA recalls