Certain blue bird conventional school buses built with an optional firewall heater hose connector on the driver's side of the bus and manufactured from november 21, 1985, through september 14, 1993.
Engine & cooling
Blue Bird Conventional Engine problems by year
2 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Blue Bird Conventional's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird all american school and transit buses, conventional school buses, and commercial series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. These buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model...
Latest Conventional engine complaints
On 12.05.17 The involved blue bird school bus experienced a sudden unintended acceleration event and despite driver attempts to slow the bus by shifting to neutral, gear 1 then gear 2 and possibly other efforts (we have video demonstrating this), the bus continued to accelerate until coming to rest following impact with a ditch and tree resulting in the death of a 5 year old passenger. The vehicle was being operated on a county dirt road. *Tr *bf *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 blue bird conventional. While at a stop sign, the contact heard a loud abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact noticed that there was smoke emitting from the engine compartment and a fire erupted. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The contact mentioned that the children exited the bus with the driver's assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data