Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Blue Bird Conventional, most frequently naming the brakes and electrical categories. 1 manufacturer communication is on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
REAR BRAKE WEAR EXCESSIVE THIS SCHOOL BUS REQUIRES REAR BRAKES EVERY 5000 MILES AND AT TIMES EVEN LESS HAVING BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BLUE BIRD AND GETTING NO FACTORY HELP ITS TIME TO SEEK HELP
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECOMES COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE OPERATOR UNAWARE OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ...*BF.. UPDATED 10/29/18*JB *DT *JB
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
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Uploading documents that will be sent out to customers to educate them about draglink maintenance.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018Viewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.