Vehicle recall 05V036000 · February 3, 2005
Blue Bird Conventional and Micro Bird
Certain my 2003 thru 2005 blue bird micro bird and conventional school buses.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Certain my 2003 thru 2005 blue bird micro bird and conventional school buses. These buses do not have the tire load range on both the tire information label and certification decal as required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars.
- Consequence
- Omission of the tire load range may lead to the installation of tires with load ranges not appropriate for vehicle use. A failure occurring in tires due to inappropriate load range may result in loss of control of the vehicle and a crash can occur.
- Remedy
- Blue bird will mail to final stage manufacturers, certification decals with the tire load rating indicated to its customers. The recall began on may 6, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V036000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 3, 2005
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R05JG
- Owner notification
- May 6, 2005
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,300
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Tires › Markings
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 (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
- Blue Bird Micro Bird (2003-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003
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