Vehicle recall 00V219000 · August 17, 2000

Blue Bird Conventional, Mini Bird and 1 more model

Vehicle description: school buses.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of FMVSS no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
Consequence: In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
Remedy: 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.
Notes: Owner notification began December 18, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 00V219000
Reported to NHTSA: August 17, 2000
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Manufacturer campaign: R00DN
Owner notification: December 18, 2000
Vehicles potentially affected: 25,839
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Structure › Body

Recall 00V219000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Blue Bird Conventional (1993-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993
Blue Bird Mini Bird (1993-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993
Blue Bird TC2000 (1993-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

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