1997 Blue Bird Conventional Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Conventional years
- Not enough data 7th of 20 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 4 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 1997 Blue Bird Conventional so far. There are 4 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 0owner complaints
- 4safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
1997 Blue Bird Conventional recalls (4)
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Structure:body
Problem: Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of fmvss no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
Fix: Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
Seats
Problem: 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 points.
Risk: In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Fix: Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
Problem: Vehicle description: school and transit buses mounted on chassis equipped with an option for three batteries. The battery cables may not have been routed properly allowing the cable to be chafed or pinched.
Risk: This condition can cause the positive cable to short out creating the potential for a fire.
Fix: Dealers will plug the hole in the back of the battery compartment that is located directly behind the battery hold down clamp. A new hole will be added directly below the rearmost battery cable hole and the positive cable will be re-routed through the new hole.
Visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior
Problem: Vehicle description: school buses mounted on navistar chassis. The standard cross view mirror assemblies installed on these buses do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 111, "rearview mirrors."
Risk: The school bus driver may not be able to see certain portions of the bus, increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury to persons near the bus.
Fix: Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to modify the cross view mirror assemblies.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 1997 Blue Bird Conventional?
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Blue Bird Conventional?
Yes, 4 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 1997 Blue Bird Conventional a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Conventional model years, the 1997 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.