1995 Blue Bird School BUS problems

Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1995 Blue Bird School BUS with NHTSA between 1995 and 1997. The largest single group is the body & structure.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Blue Bird School BUS All 1995 cars

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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

How 1995 compares with every other Blue Bird School BUS

Click any bar to open that year's report.

1 1 2 1 1 1 10 12 9 4 3 3 2

84 85 86 87 91 92 93 95 96 97 98 00 01

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1995 Blue Bird School BUS

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Body & Structure 5 41.7%

Seat Belts 1 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 1 8.3%

Lights 1 8.3%

Suspension 1 8.3%

Brakes 1 8.3%

Electrical System 1 8.3%

Engine & Cooling 1 8.3%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Apr 1995 peak 8 Mar 1997

NHTSA investigations into the 1995 Blue Bird School BUS

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

SQ97010 Opened 10 Apr 1997 Closed 15 Apr 1997 STRUCTURE

EMERGENCY DOOR DECALS

BLUE BIRD AFFIXED THE INCORRECT SIZE DECALS ON CERTAIN MODEL BUSES.THE DECALS CONTAIN EMERGENCY EXIT INFORMATION AND IS REQUIRED BY FMVSS.THE CORRECT SIZE DECALS WERE SENT TO ALL OWNERS AND INSTALLED.NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 19 Mar 1997 Whiteland, IN

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FORWARD HANDRAILS ON APRIL 96. MADE 3 APPOINTMENTS, PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURER AS OF. RECALL 96V073000 FOR VIN.#'S: [XXX], [XXX], [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #809578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 19 Mar 1997 Whiteland, IN

STRUCTURE

NHTSA complaint #809578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 10 Dec 1996 Paynesville, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

POOR FIT OF SEAT BELT, CAUSING IRRITATION.

NHTSA complaint #511020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 24 Jun 1996 Riverhead, NY

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

JACKET DRAWSTRING GOT CAUGHT AS PASSENGER LEFT BUS.

NHTSA complaint #502828 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 20 Apr 1995 Haines, AK

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR NOT PROPERLY LABELED, ALSO 'NO EXIT' SIGN ON WHEEL LIFT DOOR MISSING.