2000 Blue Bird School Bus Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Blue Bird School Bus. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“International bus; while driving with children bus stalled unexpectedly which almost caused a crash due to fuel line made out of air lines which was used for air brakes. Please provide further information. *ak”
“Heater vent cable not secured and chaffed on the body solenoid with live wires causing short circuit and fire, other vin #[xxx] had the same routing of cable and was repaired and secured to avoid fire potential. *mjs information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c.…”
“There was a crossover mirror bracket change in 2000 for the busboy crossover mirrors on the front for the bluebird/gm kodiac chassis school buses. As a result of this bracket change that was designed at the request of bluebird so the crossover mirrors would met the intent of fmvss no. 111. Mirror…”
Defect investigations
ELECTRICAL WIRE CHAFING
ON MAY 23, 2000, ODI WAS CONTACTED BY A SCHOOL BUS FLEET MANAGER WHO ALLEGED ONE OF THEIR BUSES HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A MINOR ELECTRICAL FIRE AT THE DRIVER'S ACCESSORY CONTROL PANEL.WHILE UNLOADING CHILDREN, THE DRIVER NOTICED A LARGE VOLUME OF SMOKING POURING FROM BEHINE THE PANEL.EVENTUALLY THE SMOKE ABATED AND THE…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Blue Bird School Bus as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.