Blue Bird Micro Bird recalls and problems
28 recalls and 0 owner complaints for 12 model years. Pick your year for full details.
Recalls
28
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
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Blue Bird Micro Bird by year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Micro Bird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Micro Bird | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Micro Bird | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Micro Bird | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Micro Bird | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Micro Bird | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Micro Bird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Micro Bird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Micro Bird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Micro Bird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Micro Bird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Micro Bird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All Blue Bird Micro Bird recalls
| Recall | Date | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15V-731 | Nov 4, 2015 | 2007–2011 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision and 2007-2011 Micro Bird transit buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510… |
| 15V-730 | Nov 4, 2015 | 2007–2011 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010… |
| 14V-510 | Aug 19, 2014 | 2007–2011 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American and Vision, 2007-2011 Micro Bird, and 2007-2008 Conventional school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010… |
| 14V-511 | Aug 19, 2014 | 2007–2010 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 All American, 2007-2010 Micro Bird, and 2007-2014 Vision non-school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and… |
| 12V-153 | Apr 5, 2012 | 2009–2011 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 all american, vision, and micro bird school buses equipped with braun vista-2 wheelchair lifts. |
| 10V-133 | Apr 5, 2010 | 2008–2011 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2011 all american, conventional, and micro bird school buses manufactured from december 13, 2007 through january 18, 2010 equipped with ricon… |
| 10V-134 | Apr 5, 2010 | 2008–2010 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2010 all american, conventional, and micro bird transi buses manufactured from december 16, 2007 through december 21, 2009 equipped with… |
| 10V-136 | Apr 5, 2010 | 2010 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2010 all american, conventional, and micro bird school buses manufactured from april 24 through november 14, 2009 equipped with certain ricon s series and… |
| 09V-479 | Dec 17, 2009 | 2008–2010 | Structure | Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 micro bird school buses manufactured from august 28, 2007 through october 29, 2009. |
| 09V-450 | Nov 20, 2009 | 2006–2010 | Equipment | Certain model year 2006 through 2010 blue bird micro bird single rear wheel model school buses manufactured from august 31, 2005 through september 27, 2009, fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 09V-335 | Aug 25, 2009 | 2008–2009 | Other | Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 all american, vision, and micro bird school buses manufactured between april 18, 2008 and february 11, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. |
| 09V-328 | Aug 13, 2009 | 2008–2010 | Seats | Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2010 all american, vision, micro bird, and conventional school buses manufactured between january 30, 2003 and may 7, 2009. |
| 09V-251 | Jul 6, 2009 | 2008–2010 | Seats | Blue bird is recalling 69 model year 2008 through 2010 micro bird and vision school buses manufactured from september 29, 2007 through may 2, 2009, equipped with optional 34 inch offset barrier. |
| 08V-435 | Aug 26, 2008 | 2006–2009 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird is recalling 803 my 2006 through 2009 micro bird school buses manufactured from july 27, 2005, through august 20, 2008, equipped with optional wheelchair lifts. |
| 08V-395 | Aug 12, 2008 | 2006–2008 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird is recalling 2,503 my 2006-2008 all american, conventional, and micro bird school and transit buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. |
| 08V-163 | Apr 10, 2008 | 2006–2008 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Blue bird is recalling 2,129 my 2006-2008 all american, conventional, and micro bird school and transit buses manufactured between may 3, 2005 and february 15, 2008, equipped with ricon model 1200, 2000, and 5500… |
| 08V-062 | Feb 7, 2008 | 2008–2009 | Exterior Lighting | Blue bird is recalling 45 my 2008-2009 micro-bird school buses manufactured from october 1, 2007 through january 28, 2008, mounted on general motors chassis with option 3016-05 or 30117-05 LED rear turn signals. |
| 07V-556 | Dec 11, 2007 | 2006–2007 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Certain 2006 and 2007 my blue bird all american, conventional, and micro bird school buses manufactured from july 16, 2005 through august 29, 2006, equipped with model 900 series wheelchair lifts manufactured by the… |
| 07V-552 | Dec 5, 2007 | 2001–2007 | Electrical System | Certain my 2001 through 2007 blue bird micro bird model school buses mounted on ford diesel chassis produced with an optional battery compartment manufactured from december 14, 2000, through september 5, 2007. |
| 07V-501 | Oct 29, 2007 | 2008 | Equipment | Certain 2008 blue bird micro bird school buses manufactured between september 5 and october 15, 2007. |
| 06V-058 | Feb 24, 2006 | 2006 | Structure | Certain blue bird my 2006 micro bird school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. |
| 05V-535 | Nov 21, 2005 | 2006 | Equipment | Certain 2006 my blue bird microbird school buses equipped with a wheelchair lift manufactured from july 1 and november 14, 2005. |
| 05V-239 | May 20, 2005 | 2002–2006 | Other | 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… |
| 05V-251 | May 20, 2005 | 2002–2006 | Other | 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… |
| 05V-036 | Feb 3, 2005 | 2003–2005 | Tires | Certain my 2003 thru 2005 blue bird micro bird and conventional school buses. |
| 04V-426 | Aug 30, 2004 | 2002–2004 | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | Certain blue bird 1999-2005 all american, tc/2000, micro bird, vision, conventional, and commercial series school buses equipped with sure-loc wheelchair securement systems and manufactured between february 17, 1999, and… |
| 02V-160 | Sep 5, 2002 | 2000–2002 | Seat Belts | On certain school and transit buses equipped with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. |
| 01V-316 | Oct 3, 2001 | 2000–2001 | Child Seat | Vehicle description: certain 10,000 lb. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the worst year for the Blue Bird Micro Bird?
NHTSA has few complaints for the Blue Bird Micro Bird; see the recalls for each year.
How many recalls does the Blue Bird Micro Bird have?
NHTSA lists 28 safety recalls covering Blue Bird Micro Bird model years 2000–2011.