Recall Register

1997 Blue Bird All American: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 Blue Bird All American. The newest campaign is 02V185000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Jul 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V185000, in the NHTSA record

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 contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 11,991 units in total.

  1. 02V185000Received . 408 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The operator could place the engine switch in a position other than that intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 00V162000Received . 9,687 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix air brakes. Bendix changed the internal design of the qr1c relay valve by adding a hole in the internal diaphragm. When the hole in the diaphragm aligns with the hole in the valve body, the brake application time increases.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Under certain conditions, such as parked on an incline, driver activates the parking brake but removes foot from the threadle valve, the bus could roll before the parking brake is fully engaged.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the qr1c valves.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R00DX. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V153000Received . 1,896 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: transit and school buses. Movement of the hand throttle cable in the accelerator bracket rubs a groove in the bracket. The hand throttle cable can become wedged in this groove preventing the accelerator from returning to the idle position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The throttle cable would not return to the idle position, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be contacted and advised to disconnect the hand throttle cable until replacement parts are available.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19631
  2. 19641
  3. 19651
  4. 19661
  5. 19672
  6. 19684
  7. 19694
  8. 19703
  9. 19714
  10. 19724
  11. 19734
  12. 19745
  13. 19752
  14. 19763
  15. 19772
  16. 19781
  17. 19791
  18. 19803
  19. 19814
  20. 19825
  21. 19833
  22. 19844
  23. 19853
  24. 19865
  25. 19875
  26. 19888
  27. 198910
  28. 19909
  29. 19919
  30. 19929
  31. 19937
  32. 19948
  33. 199511
  34. 19966
  35. 19973
  36. 19989
  37. 199916
  38. 200016
  39. 200114
  40. 200214
  41. 200311
  42. 200415
  43. 200513
  44. 200615
  45. 200721
  46. 200832
  47. 200933
  48. 201042
  49. 201135
  50. 201230
  51. 201328
  52. 201426
  53. 201527
  54. 201620
  55. 201710
  56. 201819
  57. 201926

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Blue Bird All American: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/all-american/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Blue Bird All American?
11,991 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Blue Bird All American have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 185 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird All American, model years 1963 to 2019. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Blue Bird All American open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.