Recall Register

2002 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2002 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.

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

7 campaigns, newest first. 16,435 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. 05V239000Received . 8,894 units.

    Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the stop arm sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of charge. The recall began on august 12, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R05JV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 05V251000Received . 3,121 units.

    Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain blue bird 2002 through 2006 my all american, conventional, minibird, microbird, vision, and tc2000 school buses originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing motorists should the motorist not stop at the correct location.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Blue bird will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, blue bird is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses operated in the warmer states, blue bird will replace the switch upon owner request. For those customers who request the remedy, blue bird will replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected. The safety improvement campaign began on august 12, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

    Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R05JW. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 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: .

  5. 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: .

  6. 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: .

  7. 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: .

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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. 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.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/conventional/2002/. 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 2002 Blue Bird Conventional?
16,435 units in 7 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. 7 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Blue Bird Conventional open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.