1997 Blue Bird Tcfe Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1997 Blue Bird Tcfe, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING USED IN A PURPOSE AS CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER (TO TRANSPORTING K-12 STUDENTS HOME TO SCHOOL/SCHOOL TO HOME AND SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES), THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TRANSPORT AND CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF 49 CFR 393.83(D). AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WAS FOUND THE MANUFACTURER BUILD THE VEHICLE IN A WAY WHERE IT DID NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR 393.83(D) EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURE CERTIFIED THE VEHICLE COMPLIED WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .