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Blue Bird ALL American Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 26 consumer complaints across the 2 model years of the Blue Bird ALL American (1992–2004) that have at least 5 complaints. 1992 has the most, with 16. Across all years, the part named most often is fuel system (23 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All ALL American model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
2004101,000156—Not enough data
199216—91—Stable

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2004: “We purchases 10 new Blue Bird All American school buses through our local authorized dealer, within a month of receiving the 10 unit they start presenting code 368 red failure , causing loss of power, white smoke and stallings , this was reported to the distributor and they replaced fuel filters and suggested that there was humidity in the ECM. …”

NHTSA complaint #10169461, filed 2006-09, 1,000 miles

Other Blue Bird models

Blue Bird TC2000
29 complaints
Blue Bird School BUS
7 complaints
Blue Bird Wanderlodge M450 LXI
7 complaints
Blue Bird Conventional
7 complaints
Blue Bird Vision
6 complaints
Blue Bird Blue Bird
5 complaints

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology