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Blue Bird ConventionalYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 31 safety recalls on record for the Blue Bird Conventional.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints14Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls311985–2018 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Blue Bird Conventional years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Conventional median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1991Not rated–/1007 complaints · 6 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Blue Bird Conventional problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system70
Engine22
Electrical system21
Visibility20
Latches/locks/linkages10
Service brakes10
Structure11
Vehicle speed control11
Fuel system, diesel11
31 recalls

Blue Bird Conventional recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

22%Equipment adaptive/mobility15V-730 · 2007–2008 · Nov 4, 2015 · 5,114 vehicles18%Equipment adaptive/mobility14V-510 · 2007–2008 · Aug 19, 2014 · 5,114 vehicles32%Suspension: front13V-545 · 2014 · Oct 31, 2013 · 87 vehicles81%Suspension: front13V-543 · 2014 · Oct 31, 2013 · 1,747 vehicles–Seats: barriers11V-499 · 2006 · Oct 14, 2011 · 54 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility10V-136 · 2010 · Apr 5, 2010 · 569 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility10V-133 · 2008–2011 · Apr 5, 2010 · 1,622 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility10V-134 · 2008–2010 · Apr 5, 2010 · 23 vehicles–Seats09V-328 · 2004–2008 · Aug 13, 2009 · 37,095 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-395 · 2006–2008 · Aug 12, 2008 · 2,503 vehicles–Seats08V-287 · 2001–2002 · Jul 1, 2008 · 126 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-163 · 2006–2008 · Apr 10, 2008 · 2,129 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 31 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Conventional

  1. SEAT TRACK CORROSIONPE07020 · 1999–2001 · closed Aug 6, 2007
    No recall