2019 Blue Bird Bbcv

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Seats	2		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator18V784000

Filed Nov 6, 201852 vehiclesBlue Bird Body Company

Defect. Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Blue Bird BBCV transit buses with Ford 6.8L Gen IV LPG, Gasoline, or CNG engines. The alternator cables may not be routed correctly and may contact and chafe against the air conditioning support bracket or a firewall reinforcement.

Risk. A damaged alternator cable could result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will verify that the air conditioning bracket and the alternator cables are properly installed, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 6, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZO-NSB.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seats

Filed Apr 10, 2023NJ

The student seat back failed in multiple locations. On the main frame of the seat welds failed and the seat frame broke. The seat back structure also had weld failures and and the metal mesh that forms the seat back broke into pieces. The student safety was put at risk. In the event of an accident a student could have been impaled in the broken seat frame or injured due to the overall structural failure of the seat back. I have contacted the local Blue Bird Dealer and requested a factory representative review the seat. I have owned this vehicle since new and it has not been involved in an accident.

Seats

Filed Apr 10, 2023NJ

Two student seat backs failed in multiple locations. The seat back structures also had welds that did not penetrate and failed and and the metal mesh that forms the seat back broke into pieces. A complaint of a student feeling something poking him led me to investigate the seats and find the failures in two of the seats in the bus. The student safety was put at risk. In the event of an accident a student could have been injured due to the overall structural failure of the seat back. I have contacted the local Blue Bird Dealer and requested a factory representative review the seat. I have owned this vehicle since new and it has not been involved in an accident.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2019

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2023	1	0	Routine
2019 — this page	2	1	Routine
2018	0	1	Routine
2017	0	1	Routine
2015	1	0	Routine
2007	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 6, 2018. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.