Consumer Complaint Detail
BLUE BIRD / SCHOOL BUS / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997298215 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 1997 |
| Consumer's City: CLATSKANIE | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Blue Bird Body Company |
| Model Name: SCHOOL BUS | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:body |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Eight (8) of our district owned bluebird tc 2000 school buses have body cracking problems. these buses range for 1997 to 2003 year models. all buses have experienced cracking at the rear pillars, roof bows at the side windows, and at the front entrance door as well as emergency exits. within the first few months of service. all buses have been repaired as per bluebirds specifications, at professional body shops. at least four times, yet the bodies continue to crack. we are not the only school district having these problems, i know of one other local district that is experiencing the same problem and have heard there are several others. bluebird is becoming more reluctant to address this problem in a timely manner. i am concerned about the integrity of the roof structure on these buses, especially after what "we" have experienced with the carpentar buses.*ak |