Recall Register

2014 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2014 Blue Bird Conventional. The newest campaign is 13V545000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Oct 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front. 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, 13V545000, in the NHTSA record

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension bolts. Any bolts with a "ZY" code will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WR.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,834 units in total.

  1. 13V545000Received . 87 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Corporation (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2014 All American and Conventional Vision non-school buses manufactured July 2, 2013, through October 3, 2013 and equipped with front suspension bolts marked with a "ZY" code on the bolt head. Due to a problem in the bolt manufacturing process, the bolts that hold the front suspension may break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken suspension bolt would require greater steering input to control the bus, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension bolts. Any bolts with a "ZY" code will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WR.

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R13WR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 13V543000Received . 1,747 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird Corporation (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2014 All American and Conventional school buses manufactured July 2, 2013, through October 3, 2013 and equipped with front suspension bolts marked with a "ZY" code on the bolt head. Due to a problem in the bolt manufacturing process, the bolts that hold the front suspension may break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken suspension bolt would require greater steering input to control the bus, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension bolts. Any bolts with a "ZY" code will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WR.

    Report filed by Blue Bird Body Company. Manufacturer campaign number R13WR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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. 2014 Blue Bird Conventional: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/conventional/2014/. 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 2014 Blue Bird Conventional?
1,834 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2014 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Blue Bird Conventional open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.