Recall Register

1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird. The newest campaign is 99V018000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Jun 1999. 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.

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, 99V018000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 59,260 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 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.

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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 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE91022Preliminary evaluationSEAT BELTS TOO SHORTSeat Belts10 Dec 199019 Mar 1991

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. 19771
  2. 19781
  3. 19871
  4. 19882
  5. 19892
  6. 19902
  7. 19912
  8. 19922
  9. 19933
  10. 19943
  11. 19953
  12. 19963
  13. 19972
  14. 19982
  15. 19992
  16. 20022
  17. 20032
  18. 20042
  19. 20052
  20. 20062

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. 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/mini-bird/1990/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird?
59,260 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 Mini Bird have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird Mini Bird, model years 1977 to 2006. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.