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2014 Blue Bird Conventional

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front13V545000
Filed Oct 31, 201387 vehiclesBlue Bird Body Company

Defect. Blue Bird Corporation (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2014 All American and Conventional Vision non-school buses manufactured July 2, 2013, through October 3, 2013 and equipped with front suspension bolts marked with a "ZY" code on the bolt head. Due to a problem in the bolt manufacturing process, the bolts that hold the front suspension may break.

Risk. A broken suspension bolt would require greater steering input to control the bus, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension bolts. Any bolts with a "ZY" code will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WR.

Suspension › Front13V543000
Filed Oct 31, 20131,747 vehiclesBlue Bird Body Company

Defect. Blue Bird Corporation (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2014 All American and Conventional school buses manufactured July 2, 2013, through October 3, 2013 and equipped with front suspension bolts marked with a "ZY" code on the bolt head. Due to a problem in the bolt manufacturing process, the bolts that hold the front suspension may break.

Risk. A broken suspension bolt would require greater steering input to control the bus, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension bolts. Any bolts with a "ZY" code will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2013. Owners may contact Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R13WR.

All 2 campaigns on file, newest first.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1991
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20182000Routine
20171001Fatalities reported
2014 — this page0200Routine
20111100Routine
20101300Routine
20090200Routine
20081710Routine
20070600Routine
20060800Routine
20050500Routine
20040700Routine
20031600Routine
20020700Routine
20010600Routine
20000200Routine
19990400Routine
19980400Routine
19970400Routine
19960500Routine
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19940400Routine
19930500Routine
19920500Routine
19917600Routine
19900500Routine

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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: Oct 31, 2013. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.