1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other Mini Bird years
- Not enough data 3rd of 10 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 2 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
NHTSA has received no owner complaints about the 1998 Blue Bird Mini 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.
1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird recalls (2)
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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.
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 Mini Bird years
← 1997 Mini Bird · 1999 Mini Bird →
| Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mini Bird | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 Mini Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Mini Bird | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Mini Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 Mini Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 Mini Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 Mini Bird | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 Mini Bird | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 Mini Bird | 0 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird?
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file yet.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird?
Yes, 2 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other Mini Bird model years, the 1998 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.