1997 Blue Bird TC2000: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 1997 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 no 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, 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

8 campaigns, newest first. 107,315 units in total.

03V3630008 Oct 2003Structure / Body
02V18500015 Jul 2002Equipment / Other / Labels
01V19100011 Jun 2001Electrical System / Wiring
00V21900017 Aug 2000Structure / Body
00V16200012 Jun 2000Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve
99V01800015 Jun 1999Seats
98V11000021 May 1998Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
97V1970007 Nov 1997Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

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.
02V185000Received 15 Jul 2002. 408 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain transit buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle standard no. 101, "controls and displays." this standard requires specific labeling for "engine start" and "engine stop." the wording of the labels on these vehicles do not meet the requirements of the standard.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The operator could place the engine switch in a position other than that intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be provided with new decals and installation instructions. Owner notification began august 29, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R02GB. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Aug 2002.
01V191000Received 11 Jun 2001. 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: 30 Jul 2001.
00V219000Received 17 Aug 2000. 25,839 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of FMVSS no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number R00DN. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Dec 2000.
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.
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.
98V110000Received 21 May 1998. 64 units.
Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: rear engine school buses equipped with option 04888 dedicated compressed natural gas (cng) fuel package. The 24" long stainless steel braided fuel hoses can leak at the hose end fittings.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
These hoses can fracture allowing cng fuel leakage increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace these hoses with conductive thermoplastic hoses.
Report filed by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jun 1998.
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.

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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 1997 Blue Bird TC2000
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE98026	Preliminary evaluation	COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) LEAKAGE	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	27 Apr 1998	29 May 1998	98V110000
PE98011	Preliminary evaluation	MISMATCHED BRAKE ACTUATION CHAMBERS	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	25 Feb 1998	22 Apr 1998

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

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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

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NHTSA page of the 1997 Blue Bird TC2000The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Blue Bird TC2000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/blue-bird/tc2000/1997/. 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 1997 Blue Bird TC2000?: 107,315 units in 8 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. 8 of them name the 1997 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Blue Bird TC2000 open?: No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.