1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Micro Bird years
- Not enough data 1st of 17 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 2 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird so far. There are 2 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 0owner complaints
- 2safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird recalls (2)
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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.
Structure:body:door
Problem: Vehicle description: school buses. These buses were not equipped with a positive hold open device (retainer) for the rear emergency door. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
Risk: The rear emergency door would not stay open until it was released, increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of an emergency.
Fix: Owners will be provided with free parts and instructions to install the rear emergency door retainer. Owners can contact their dealers and have them install the retainer if they so desire.
To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.
Other Blue Bird Micro Bird years
← 1995 Micro Bird · 1997 Micro Bird →
| Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Micro Bird | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 Micro Bird | 0 | 12 |
| 2009 Micro Bird | 0 | 14 |
| 2008 Micro Bird | 0 | 16 |
| 2007 Micro Bird | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 Micro Bird | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 Micro Bird | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 Micro Bird | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 Micro Bird | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 Micro Bird | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 Micro Bird | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 Micro Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 Micro Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 Micro Bird | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 Micro Bird | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 Micro Bird | 0 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird?
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird?
Yes, 2 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Micro Bird model years, the 1996 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.