Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Blue Bird All American. Hover a bar for the count.
1992
1998
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2013
2015
2016
2019
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 1992 Blue Bird All American - 182 complaints
- 2004 Blue Bird All American - 10 complaints
- 2007 Blue Bird All American - 5 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 1992 Blue Bird All American - 182 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 26 |
| 2016 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 20 |
| 2015 Blue Bird All American | 4 | 27 |
| 2013 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 28 |
| 2009 Blue Bird All American | 3 | 33 |
| 2008 Blue Bird All American | 5 | 32 |
| 2007 Blue Bird All American | 5 | 21 |
| 2006 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 15 |
| 2005 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 Blue Bird All American | 10 | 15 |
| 2003 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 14 |
| 2001 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 14 |
| 1998 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 Blue Bird All American | 182 | 9 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24V758000 | 2019 | Equipment | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Vision and All American school buses. The emergency exit label operating instructions lettering is too small and m |
| 24V543000 | 2019 | Structure | Blue Bird Bus Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Vision, All American Front Engine, and All American Rear Engine school buses. An exterior roof joint may have been |
| 23V778000 | 2014-2019 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2014-2024 All American school buses equipped with 39" High Back seat restraining barriers. The bolts securing the restrainin |
| 23V276000 | 2018-2019 | Power Train | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All American and Vision School Buses, equipped with PowerDrive 7000 electric drive systems. The System Control Mod |
| 22V505000 | 2018-2019 | Electrical System | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American and Vision school buses equipped with Cummins PD7000 Electric Drivetrains containing an electric air |
| 21V313000 | 2018-2019 | Fuel System, Diesel | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressu |
| 21V312000 | 2018-2019 | Fuel System, Diesel | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2022 All American buses. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure |
| 21V300000 | 2018-2019 | Steering | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The drivetrain may experience an electromagnetic noise on the Control Area N |
| 21V253000 | 2018-2019 | Electrical System | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The electric drive train cannot detect isolation faults when the high voltag |
| 20V409000 | 2018-2019 | Seat Belts | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2021 All-American and 2019-2021 Vision school buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without |
| 20V407000 | 2019 | Seat Belts | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Vision and All-American transit buses. The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforci |
| 20V234000 | 2007-2013 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 Vision and 2007-2013 All American school buses. The floor-mounted parking brake may fail to hold the vehicle stati |
| 20V125000 | 2008-2019 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2021 Vision and All American school buses. The seat barrier behind the driver seat with an integrated 3-point seat belt |
| 20V074000 | 2018-2019 | Power Train | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. A connector within the wire |
| 19V765000 | 2018-2019 | Power Train | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Cummins PowerDrive 7000 EV electric drivetrain units. Due to a |
| 19V707000 | 2019 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019-2021 All American and Vision school buses. An insufficient number of rivets were installed in the roof sheets, allowing |
| 19V526000 | 2018-2019 | Structure | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Specialty Manufacturing Prolo roof emergency exit hatches. Due |
| 19V471000 | 2018-2019 | Hybrid Propulsion System | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with PowerDrive 7000 EV electric drivetrains. The Vehicle Control Un |
| 19V393000 | 2015-2019 | Service Brakes, Air | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Vision and 2015-2020 All American non-school buses equipped with ADB22X disc brakes. The driver side rear brakes m |
| 19V391000 | 2015-2019 | Service Brakes, Air | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Bendix ADB22X air brakes. The driver side rear brakes may drag. |
| 19V082000 | 2015-2019 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Vision and All American school buses equipped with Ricon S-Series Titanium Wheelchair lifts. The wheelchair lift p |
| 18V881000 | 2019 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The parking brake cable may disengage from the foot pedal assembly, po |
| 18V880000 | 2019 | Parking Brake | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The parking brake cable may disengage from the foot pedal assembly, pos |
| 18V801000 | 2007-2019 | Equipment | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2007-2019 Blue Bird All American ambulance buses. The clamps that secure the stacked stretchers may fail from repeated use o |
| 18V566000 | 2019 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2019 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with |
| 18V264000 | 2018-2019 | Service Brakes, Air | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision transit buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument clus |
| 18V263000 | 2018-2019 | Service Brakes, Air | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Blue Bird All American and Vision school buses. The primary and secondary air brake gauges on the instrument clust |
| 17V510000 | 2016 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2019 Vision and model year 2016 All American school buses equipped with certain QS11 series convertible scho |
| 17V202000 | 2016 | Seats | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2016 Vision and All American school buses, equipped with certain QS11, QSCR11, QSJ11, and Davenport school bus seats that in |
| 16V405000 | 2015-2017 | Equipment | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 All American transit buses manufactured from November 13, 2014, through May 4, 2016, and 2016-2017 Visi |