Recall Register

2001 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2001 Blue Bird Conventional. The newest campaign is 08V287000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Jul 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 08V287000, in the NHTSA record

Blue bird will notify owners and provide a remedy free of charge. The recall began on july 10, 2008. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-422-2242.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 4,578 units in total.

  1. 08V287000Received . 126 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue bird is recalling 126 my 2001 and 2002 conventional school buses manufactured between april 19 and october 21, 2001, equipped with optional flip-up seat bottom cushions. The seat bottom cushion rear retaining clips may have been omitted which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "seat cushion retention."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat cushion may flip up exposing the occupants to increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Blue bird will notify owners and provide a remedy free of charge. The recall began on july 10, 2008. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-422-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R08NE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 03V364000Received . 3,825 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain school buses equipped with optional seat belts or seat belt "ready" seats, some belts were installed with only two bolts rather than the required three (3) bolts.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These seats could detach from the wall side attachment points in the event of a vehicle crash, 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 install the missing bolt free of charge. Owner notification is expected to on november 3, 2003. 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 1-478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R03HB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 02V160002Received . 58 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain school and transit buses equipped with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. If this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. In the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury. The seat belt supplier, am-safe, will provide a snap on "over-cover" to owners to prevent the seat belt cover from separating.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. In the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided a snap-on "over-cover" to prevent the seat belt cover from separating. Owner notification is expected to begin on or about september 27, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GG. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 02V155000Received . 39 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain school buses equipped with optional high back seats with 9" split sash, pushout windows fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the affected units have seats located incorrectly with respect to the pushout window openings.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to properly exit the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will relocate the seats and pushout windows. Owner notification began july 24, 2002. 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 1-478-825-2021.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02FZ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 01V337000Received . 158 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school buses equipped with option 2836-02 driver's seat belts. The seat belts are too long preventing the belt from retracting properly and fitting the occupant as designed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the driver may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The belts will be replaced with belts of proper shoulder harness length. Owner notification began november 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 1-478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R01FN. 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

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 Blue Bird Conventional
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE07020Preliminary evaluationSEAT TRACK CORROSIONSeats19 Apr 20076 Aug 2007

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. 19851
  2. 19861
  3. 19872
  4. 19883
  5. 19894
  6. 19905
  7. 19916
  8. 19925
  9. 19935
  10. 19944
  11. 19954
  12. 19965
  13. 19974
  14. 19984
  15. 19994
  16. 20002
  17. 20016
  18. 20027
  19. 20036
  20. 20047
  21. 20055
  22. 20068
  23. 20076
  24. 20087
  25. 20092
  26. 20103
  27. 20111
  28. 20142

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/conventional/2001/. 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
29 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 2001 Blue Bird Conventional?
4,578 units in 6 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 2014. 6 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Blue Bird Conventional open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.