Recall Register

2000 Blue Bird Commercial: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Blue Bird Commercial. The newest campaign is 01V060000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Feb 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters. 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, 01V060000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install modified u-bolt brackets that will provide the needed clearance. Owner notification began march 15, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 13,260 units in total.

  1. 01V060000Received . 460 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with a combination spicer j230 rear axle, spring suspension, and crewson brunner automatic slack adjusters. The crewson brunner slack adjuster contacts a u-bolt mounting bracket when a combination of the listed components are installed. The combination does not allow for full extension of the slack adjuster when brakes are applied.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can cause a potential for reduced braking effort, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install modified u-bolt brackets that will provide the needed clearance. Owner notification began march 15, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R01EM. 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. 00V051000Received . 3,113 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix ABS anti-lock braking system. The primary and secondary brake treadle valve air lines were installed incorrectly at the bendix r12dc relay valve.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    With the brake system installed incorrectly, future maintenance might be affected by this inconsistency, causing the brakes to be installed incorrect, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will correct the air line plumbing at the bendix r12dc relay valve.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 400DR. 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. 20003
  2. 20012
  3. 20021
  4. 20031
  5. 20041

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. 2000 Blue Bird Commercial: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/commercial/2000/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2000 Blue Bird Commercial?
13,260 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 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird Commercial, model years 2000 to 2004. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Blue Bird Commercial open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.