1995 Blue Bird Gpwb Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Gpwb years
- Not enough data 1st of 5 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 5 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb so far. There are 5 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 0owner complaints
- 5safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
1995 Blue Bird Gpwb recalls (5)
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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.
Seats
Problem: Vehicle description: school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model f222 or bostrum "routemaster" seat. Blue bird option 2821 or 2824. The seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support.
Risk: The upper mounting plate and seat upper gradually becomes loose resulting in the upper plate detaching from the supporting column and the seat can fall from its mounting. This can result in personal injury to the driver.
Fix: Dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit.
Structure:body
Problem: Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
Risk: When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. This can result in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners will be directed to remove all forward handrails. Provisions will be made for those owners operating in states which mandate a forward handrail that a replacement handrail will be provided.
Structure:body
Problem: The floor line handrail bracket can expand during use and create an opening which could entrap coat strings, etc. And other articles of clothing.
Risk: When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion,the individual could be dragged by the bus. This can result in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the flat split floor line bracket with a round tubular bracket.
Air bags:knee bolster
Problem: The aisle side styrofoam knee pads on the subject barriers are 11" wide and not 14.5" as required by fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Risk: Consequence of non-compliance: this condition could increase the potential for injury in a vehicle accident.
Fix: Dealers will replace the incorrect pad with the correct 14.5" knee pad.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb?
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb?
Yes, 5 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Gpwb model years, the 1995 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.