1996 Blue Bird Q-Bus: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Blue Bird Q-Bus. The newest campaign is 01V191000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jun 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. 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, 01V191000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove and inspect the 12-volt power cable(s) from the battery to the starter and, if necessary, will replace the cables. Owner notification began july 30, 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.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 5,636 units in total.
01V191000Received . 5,631 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with rear mounted engines. The 12-volt power supply cable(s) may be chaffed by hoses, harnesses, frame components, or clamps.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in power failure and/or risk of fire in the engine compartment.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove and inspect the 12-volt power cable(s) from the battery to the starter and, if necessary, will replace the cables. Owner notification began july 30, 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 R01FF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V198000Received . 5 units.
Power Train
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Oversized rotors were installed in the powertrain drive motors in these buses.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When the bus is in service and the oversized rotor inside the electric powertrain motor becomes heated, the rotor expands causing the motor to become sluggish, stall and could seize, failing completely.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Northrup-grumman will perform the modification to these powertrain drive motors.
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
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.
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 1996 Blue Bird Q-BusThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Blue Bird Q-Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/q-bus/1996/. 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 1996 Blue Bird Q-Bus?
- 5,636 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 Q-Bus have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird Q-Bus, model years 1992 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Blue Bird Q-Bus open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.