1987-2006 · 18 model years

Blue Bird Mini Bird Problems by year

Owners have filed 0 complaints about the Blue Bird Mini Bird across 18 model years, and it has 5 recalls.

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Complaints: 0
Recalls: 5
Crashes: 0
Fires: 0
Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0

Mini Bird complaints by model year

0'87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06

Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.

Year	Recalls	Top problem	Grade
2006	2	-	C
2005	2	-	C
2004	2	-	C
2003	2	-	C
2002	2	-	C
1999	2	-	C
1998	2	-	C
1997	2	-	C
1996	3	-	D
1995	3	-	D
1994	3	-	D
1993	3	-	D
1992	2	-	C
1991	2	-	C
1990	2	-	C
1989	2	-	C
1988	2	-	C
1987	1	-	B

Blue Bird Mini Bird recalls 5

Other: school bus stop arm assembly

05V251000May 20, 20053,121 vehicles affected

Certain blue bird 2002 through 2006 my all american, conventional, minibird, microbird, vision, and tc2000 school buses originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho...

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Other: school bus stop arm assembly

05V239000May 20, 20058,894 vehicles affected

Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana...

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Structure: body

00V219000Aug 17, 200025,839 vehicles affected

Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of fmvss no. 221, "School bus body joint strength."

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Seats

99V018000Jun 15, 199941,260 vehicles affected

Vehicle description: school buses. The wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment...

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Structure: body

96V073000May 3, 199618,000 vehicles affected

Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.

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Questions about the Blue Bird Mini Bird

Which Blue Bird Mini Bird years have the fewest complaints?

Among model years that have been on the road for at least three years, 1987 have the best Safety Index - the fewest complaints, crashes and recalls for their age compared with other Mini Bird years. Always check the exact vehicle's recalls by VIN before you buy.

How many recalls does the Blue Bird Mini Bird have?

NHTSA lists 5 recalls across all Blue Bird Mini Bird model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.

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