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Blue Bird LTC 40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 9 safety recalls on record for the Blue Bird LTC 40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls91996–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

Blue Bird LTC 40 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 LTC 40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Blue Bird LTC 40 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Engine and engine cooling11
9 recalls

Blue Bird LTC 40 recalls

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

–Other: labels02V-230 · 1998–2003 · Sep 5, 2002 · 194 vehicles–Unknown or other02V-197 · 1998–2002 · Jul 23, 2002 · 150 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission02V-154 · 1998–2002 · Jun 13, 2002 · 436 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal02V-004 · 2001 · Mar 21, 2002 · 24 vehicles–Service brakes, air01V-076 · 1998–2000 · Mar 16, 2001 · 88 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 1999 · Feb 23, 2001 · 842 vehicles–Controls: foot control/valve00V-162 · 1997–2000 · Jun 12, 2000 · 9,687 vehicles–Unknown or other99V-330 · 1998–1999 · Nov 22, 1999 · 38 vehicles–Suspension99V-162 · 1996–1999 · Jun 29, 1999 · 204 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the LTC 40

  1. PASSENGER DOOR INTERLOCK MALFUNCTIONPE03034 · 1998–2003 · closed Dec 1, 2003
    No recall
  2. ALTERNATOR CABLESQ01009 · 1998–2001 · closed Dec 7, 2001
    No recall