1992 Blue Bird TC2000: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the 1992 Blue Bird TC2000. The newest campaign is 03V363000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Oct 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 3 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, 03V363000, in the NHTSA record

Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. Owner notification began on november 20, 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 478-822-2242.

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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

14 campaigns, newest first. 136,256 units in total.

03V3630008 Oct 2003Structure / Body
00V32100012 Oct 2000Fuel System, Other / Storage / Tank Assembly / Pressure Relief Devices
99V01800015 Jun 1999Seats
97V1970007 Nov 1997Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
96V0730003 May 1996Structure / Body
95V13600026 Jul 1995Structure / Frame and Members
95V0900009 May 1995Structure / Body
95V05100014 Mar 1995Air Bags / Knee Bolster
94V01100021 Jan 1994Service Brakes, Air / Drum / Chamber
93V08100017 May 1993Service Brakes, Air
93V0320001 Mar 1993Structure / Body
92V18400024 Dec 1992Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
92V11500012 Aug 1992Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
92V08500017 Jun 1992Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters

03V363000Received 8 Oct 2003. 8,088 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." one or more of the bolts attaching the driver's platform to the floor structure was omitted.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The rear of the driver's platform may not be properly retained in the event of a crash which could increase the risk of injury or death to passengers.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. Owner notification began on november 20, 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 478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R03GZ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Nov 2003.
00V321000Received 12 Oct 2000. 134 units.
Fuel System, Other / Storage / Tank Assembly / Pressure Relief Devices
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with compressed natural gas engines (cng). The original pressure relief devices may vent unexpectedly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Compressed natural gas leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire or explosion.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the pressure relief devices.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R00EH. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Oct 2000.
99V018000Received 15 Jun 1999. 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: 29 Jul 1999.
97V197000Received 7 Nov 1997. 16,338 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: front and rear engine school buses equipped with 60 gallon side mounted fuel tank barriers. These buses do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the fuel tank could be damaged, leaking fuel, possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Blue bird will ship instructions and modification kits to the owners of these buses.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Mar 1998.
96V073000Received 3 May 1996. 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: 21 Aug 1996.
95V136000Received 26 Jul 1995. 416 units.
Structure / Frame and Members
Defect, in the NHTSA record
These units are equipped with a counter weight assembly made up of 300 pounds of 1/4" plate steel welded together and bolted between the frame rails in the rear overhang just forward of the rear bumper. Some of the welds have broken due to insufficient welds, corrosion, or ice expansion.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These plates can drop to the roadway becoming a hazard to following vehicles increasing the potential for an accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a mechanical retaining device which clamps the plates together and fastened with threaded fasteners. Bus owners will have the option of repairing their own vehicles.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY.
95V090000Received 9 May 1995. 27,189 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the 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 inserious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a set screw to the metal clamp which retains the intermediate handrail. A high impact molded plastic "clam shell" will be placed over each end of the intermediate handrail completely covering the clamp and eliminating all catch-points. The flange of the existing floor line bracket will be crimped securing the vertical section of the primary tublar handrail at the floor line.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Jun 1995.
95V051000Received 14 Mar 1995. 2,309 units.
Air Bags / Knee Bolster
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The aisle side styrofoam knee pads on the subject barriers are 11" wide and not 14.5" as required by FMVSS no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: this condition could increase the potential for injury in a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the incorrect pad with the correct 14.5" knee pad.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 May 1995.
94V011000Received 21 Jan 1994. 122 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Drum / Chamber
Defect, in the NHTSA record
An incorrect size brake chamber may have been installed on the front and/or rear brake assemblies which could affect the brake balance and stopping distance.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake imbalance may cause loss of vehicle control during brake applications; increased stopping distance or brake application could result in loss of control and an accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Bus owners will be provided with instructions to inspect their vehicles and provide blue bird with certain information. Blue bird will review the information and, where needed, will forward replacement brake chambers along with replacement instructions to the vehicle owners. Brake chamber replacement will be performed by the vehicle owner or a qualified repair facility.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY.
93V081000Received 17 May 1993. 173 units.
Service Brakes, Air
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The front brake air lines are incorrectly routed through the pressure protection valve at the auxiliary wet tank. This results in lack of air pressure to the front brakes when the air pressure in the auxiliary wet tank drops below 65 p.s.i., resulting in inoperable front brakes.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When there is no front brake application, stoppingdistance increases, and there is an increased risk of accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Correctly reroute the brake lines.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 May 1993.
93V032000Received 1 Mar 1993. 21,000 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in thehandrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, theindividual is subject to being dragged by the bus. This can result in seriousinjury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace or reposition the handrails to stop clothing from becoming caught.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Mar 1993.
92V184000Received 24 Dec 1992. 912 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The electric vandal lock center plunger can tap the control lock pin, of the outward opening door, which causes the door lock to become disengaged.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The disengaged door lock allows the door to open withoutprior warning and endanger occupants near the door if the vehicle is in motion.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Modify the vandal door locks with blue bird supplied kits.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Mar 1993.
92V115000Received 12 Aug 1992. 275 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Defect, in the NHTSA record
A 150 amp circuit breaker, option 4362, has been wired in parallel with a standard equipment circuit, thereby not providing the required protection.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a major short-circuit, inadequate circuitprotection could result in a fire in the rear engine compartment.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The standard equipment circuit must be removed.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY.
92V085000Received 17 Jun 1992. 40 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The front air brake automatic slack adjuster contacts the steering arm preventing proper brake adjustment.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improper air brake slack adjustment could causeunexpected changes in brake performance, which could result in an accident inthe event of a sudden stop.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the front air brake chambers with chambers that have longer push rods.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 7 Jul 1992.

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

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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.

1992 Blue Bird TC2000: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 21 Apr 1995

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 1992 Blue Bird TC2000, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1992 Blue Bird TC2000
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA93027	Engineering analysis	THROTTLE CABLE FAILURES	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	29 Oct 1993	28 Mar 1994
PE93050	Preliminary evaluation	THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTS	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	17 May 1993	29 Oct 1993
PE93048	Preliminary evaluation	DOOR LATCH SYSTEMS	Structure	12 May 1993	31 Aug 1993	93V136000

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

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NHTSA page of the 1992 Blue Bird TC2000The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1992 Blue Bird TC2000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/tc2000/1992/. 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 1992 Blue Bird TC2000?: 136,256 units in 14 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Blue Bird TC2000 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 64 recall campaigns for the Blue Bird TC2000, model years 1987 to 2005. 14 of them name the 1992 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.