2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series. The newest campaign is 05V152000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Apr 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. 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, 05V152000, in the NHTSA record
John deere will notify blue bird's customers and repair the engines free of charge. Customers are being instructed to contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 1,274 units in total.
05V152000Received . 486 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain 2001 through 2005 all american, commercial series, and q-bus school and transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 cng engines. The subject buses equipped with the john deere engines may surge inappropriately due to erractic operation of the air throttle if the engine is taken from full to zero load.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unexpected engine surge could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
John deere will notify blue bird's customers and repair the engines free of charge. Customers are being instructed to contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R05JP.
05V074000Received . 416 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird all american school and transit buses, conventional school buses, and commercial series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. These buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533a manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005. The stainless steel burner tube is made out of a material that is not to specification and could fail prematurely.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the burner tubes free of charge. The recall began on march 31, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R05JM. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V426000Received . 372 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain blue bird 1999-2005 all american, tc/2000, micro bird, vision, conventional, and commercial series school buses equipped with sure-loc wheelchair securement systems and manufactured between february 17, 1999, and august 13, 2004. Certain sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the defective part free of charge. The recall began september 21, 2004. Owners who take their buses to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact at blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R04JB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Blue Bird Commercial SeriesThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/commercial-series/2004/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series?
- 1,274 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 Commercial Series have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird Commercial Series, model years 1995 to 2004. 3 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Blue Bird Commercial Series open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.