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Blue Bird WanderlodgeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 23 safety recalls on record for the Blue Bird Wanderlodge.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Service brakes, airSafety recalls231966–2005 model years

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

Best & worst years

Blue Bird Wanderlodge 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 Wanderlodge median. Tap a year for its full report.

'66'67'68'69'70'71'72'73'81'82'83'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05
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2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1983Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1966Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Blue Bird Wanderlodge problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Service brakes, air10
Steering10
Tires10
23 recalls

Blue Bird Wanderlodge recalls

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

–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer08V-286 · 1999–2002 · Jul 1, 2008 · 83 vehicles–Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers04V-494 · 2005 · Oct 15, 2004 · 10 vehicles–Steering: linkages04V-153 · 2003–2004 · Mar 26, 2004 · 98 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer02V-277 · 1997–2000 · Nov 5, 2002 · 173 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–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 1999 · Feb 23, 2001 · 842 vehicles–Trailer hitches00V-126 · 1997–2000 · May 5, 2000 · 195 vehicles–Unknown or other99V-306 · 1999–2000 · Nov 1, 1999 · 58 vehicles–Suspension99V-162 · 1996–1999 · Jun 29, 1999 · 204 vehicles–Suspension: rear99V-127 · 1999 · May 18, 1999 · 26 vehicles–Suspension: rear99V-119 · 1999 · May 17, 1999 · 10 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 23 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Wanderlodge

  1. Front Tire OverloadPE15035 · 2005 · closed Mar 2, 2016
    No recall
  2. Alleged inadequate recall remedy 07V-586DP09006 · 2005 · closed Nov 20, 2015
    No recall