1996 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1996 Blue Bird Conventional. The newest campaign is 00V219000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Aug 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body. 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, 00V219000, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
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
5 campaigns, newest first. 87,375 units in total.
- 00V219000Structure / Body
- 99V018000Seats
- 99V031000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
- 99V017000Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior
- 96V073000Structure / Body
00V219000Received . 25,839 units.
Structure / Body
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of FMVSS no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R00DN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V018000Received . 41,260 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses. The wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R99CN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V031000Received . 2,261 units.
Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school and transit buses mounted on chassis equipped with an option for three batteries. The battery cables may not have been routed properly allowing the cable to be chafed or pinched.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause the positive cable to short out creating the potential for a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will plug the hole in the back of the battery compartment that is located directly behind the battery hold down clamp. A new hole will be added directly below the rearmost battery cable hole and the positive cable will be re-routed through the new hole.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R99CL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V017000Received . 15 units.
Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses mounted on navistar chassis. The standard cross view mirror assemblies installed on these buses do not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 111, "rearview mirrors."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The school bus driver may not be able to see certain portions of the bus, increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury to persons near the bus.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to modify the cross view mirror assemblies.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R99CM. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V073000Received . 18,000 units.
Structure / Body
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. This can result in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be directed to remove all forward handrails. Provisions will be made for those owners operating in states which mandate a forward handrail that a replacement handrail will be provided.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. 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.
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 1996 Blue Bird ConventionalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/conventional/1996/. 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 1996 Blue Bird Conventional?
- 87,375 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Blue Bird Conventional have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird Conventional, model years 1985 to 2018. 5 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Blue Bird Conventional open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.