1992 Blue Bird ALL American Problems

Complaints

16filed with NHTSA

Median mileage

—no mileage reported

Recalls

9campaigns on record

Trend

StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

Sources: NHTSA records for the 1992 Blue Bird ALL American (complaints, recalls, investigations). Report an error

NHTSA recorded 16 consumer complaints for the 1992 Blue Bird ALL American. The part named most often is electrical system, with 15 complaints (94% of the total), followed by engine cooling (15) and fuel system (14). NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns and 1 technical service bulletin for this model year. Electrical system complaints overlap with 1 recall campaign covering the fuses and circuit breakers filed under the same part.

This model year has fewer than 25 complaints on record, so the numbers below can change a lot with a few new reports.

Which parts are reported most

Complaints can name more than one part, so the counts add up to more than the total. Select a part to see its complaints, recalls and bulletins.

• Electrical system15 94%
• Engine cooling15 94%
• Fuel system14 88%
• Body and structure14 88%
• Steering12 75%
• Vehicle speed control9 56%

Complaints by year filed

Trend: stable. Complaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

Recalls and investigations

• 00V321000Oct 12, 2000
  Fuel system, other › Storage › Tank assembly › Pressure relief devices
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1992–1994, TC2000 1992–1994

  Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with compressed natural gas engines (cng). The original pressure relief devices may vent unexpectedly.

• 98V153000Jul 2, 1998
  Vehicle speed control
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1991–1998

  Vehicle description: transit and school buses. Movement of the hand throttle cable in the accelerator bracket rubs a groove in the bracket. The hand throttle cable can become wedged in this groove preventing the accelerator from returning to the idle position.

• 96V112000Jul 1, 1996
  Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1977–1996

  These buses fail to comply with fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity."

• 96V073000May 3, 1996
  Structure › Body
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1988–1996, TC2000 1988–1996, Conventional 1988–1996 +3 more

  Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.

• 95V090000May 9, 1995
  Structure › Body
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1980–1995, TC2000 1988–1995

  Passengers clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.

• 95V051000Mar 14, 1995
  Air bags › Knee bolster
  Covers: Blue Bird ALL American 1992–1995, TC2000 1992–1995, Sbcv 1992–1995 +1 more

  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."

See all 9 recalls for the 1992 Blue Bird ALL American → · Check a VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls

Technical service bulletins

TSBs are manufacturer notes to dealers about known repair procedures. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault. 1 on record; the latest 1 are shown.

• 10128588Jan 14, 2016Equipment. Blue Bird Troubleshooting Guides: Blue Bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the Blue Bird products. These troubleshooting guides are available…

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