2000 Blue Bird LTC 40: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40. The newest campaign is 02V230000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Sep 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 02V230000, in the NHTSA record

Distributors and owners will be notified to remove the label identifying the window as an emergency exit. Owner notification began september 20, 2002. Owners should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242, if they have any questions.

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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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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 10,555 units in total.

02V2300005 Sep 2002Equipment / Other / Labels
02V19700023 Jul 2002Unknown or Other
02V15400013 Jun 2002Power Train / Automatic Transmission
01V07600016 Mar 2001Service Brakes, Air
00V16200012 Jun 2000Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve

02V230000Received 5 Sep 2002. 194 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain coaches equipped with optional restroom fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the pushout window located on the right side, at the rear of the bus, is substantially obstructed by the restroom and yet it is labeled as an emergency exit.
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
Distributors and owners will be notified to remove the label identifying the window as an emergency exit. Owner notification began september 20, 2002. Owners should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242, if they have any questions.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Sep 2002.
02V197000Received 23 Jul 2002. 150 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain tour type coaches equipped with parcel racks, irregularities in the installation of the fasteners used to retain the parcel racks to the coach structure could result in the fasteners loosening allowing the parcel racks to fall without warning.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event the fasteners become dislodged and the racks should fall while the passenger seat is occupied, personal injury to the seat occupant could occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Distributors and owners will be notified to immediately install interim repair bolts through the coach roof bow structure on the aisle side of the first two parcel rack sections on both the right and left side parcel racks on all affected coaches. Final repairs can then be completed at a later date. 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 1-478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Jul 2002.
02V154000Received 13 Jun 2002. 436 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes and tour coaches, a 'check trans' warning light which is required by allison transmission installation instructions was omitted. In the event the transmission shift selector malfunctions (looses power or sends erroneous signals to the transmission electronic control unit), the computer will stop accepting input from the electronic shift selector unit. If this condition occurs, the transmission will be held in the last valid range selected. Although the single digit range selected display on the shift selector will be blank or a dash, the driver may not be aware that a malfunction has occurred.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The driver may shift the transmission selector to change direction and the transmission would not recognize it and remain in the original direction resulting in the potential for a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a "check trans" warning light on these vehicles. Owner notification began july 31, 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 1-478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Jul 2002.
01V076000Received 16 Mar 2001. 88 units.
Service Brakes, Air
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: transit buses. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." the brake system does not have an r12-DC valve or secondary control line in the braking system.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The absence of the valve and secondary control line could cause increased stopping distances.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the required valve and secondary control line. Owner notification began april 27, 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 1-912-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R01EV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Apr 2001.
00V162000Received 12 Jun 2000. 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: 14 Jun 2000.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2000 Blue Bird LTC 40: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 3
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 28 Feb 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE03034	Preliminary evaluation	PASSENGER DOOR INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION	Electrical System	23 Jul 2003	1 Dec 2003
SQ01009	Safety query	ALTERNATOR CABLE	Electrical System	5 Sep 2001	7 Dec 2001

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.

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20014
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A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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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 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/ltc-40/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40?: 10,555 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 LTC 40 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird LTC 40, model years 1996 to 2003. 5 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40 name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Blue Bird LTC 40 open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.