1991 Blue Bird Micro Bird

Routine

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

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Seats99V018000

Filed Jun 15, 199941,260 vehiclesBlue Bird Body Company

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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. BLUE BIRD WILL FURNISH TO DISTRIBUTORS AND OWNERS, PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT ATTACHMENT AT THE WALL SIDE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch93V080000

Filed May 17, 19931,932 vehiclesBlue Bird Body Company

Defect. A WELD IN THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY USED ON REAR AND/OR SIDE EMERGENCY DOORS CAN BE OVERSTRESSED AND BREAK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A CLOSED DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, OR IF OPEN IT CANNOT BE LATCHED.

Risk. AN EMERGENCY DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN PRESENTS ANINCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO PASSENGERS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A BUS IN ANEMERGENCY SITUATION. A DOOR LOCK WHICH WILL NOT CLOSE PRESENTS A RISK OF APASSENGER ACCIDENTALLY FALLING OUT OF THE BUS.

Remedy. REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2011

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2011	5	Routine
2010	12	Routine
2009	14	Routine
2008	16	Routine
2007	10	Routine
2006	10	Routine
2005	4	Routine
2004	5	Routine
2003	5	Routine
2002	5	Routine
2001	3	Routine
2000	2	Routine
1999	2	Routine
1998	4	Routine
1997	4	Routine
1996	2	Routine
1995	2	Routine
1994	2	Routine
1993	1	Routine
1992	1	Routine
1991 — this page	2	Routine
1990	1	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: Jun 15, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.