Vehicle recall 05V239000 · May 20, 2005

Blue Bird All American, Conventional and 4 more models

Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas,…

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

Summary: Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the stop arm sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.
Consequence: Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.
Remedy: Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 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: 05V239000
Reported to NHTSA: May 20, 2005
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Manufacturer campaign: R05JV
Owner notification: August 12, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 8,894
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Other › School bus stop arm assembly

Recall 05V239000 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 All American (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Blue Bird Conventional (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Blue Bird Micro Bird (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Blue Bird Mini Bird (2002-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Blue Bird TC2000 (2002-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002
Blue Bird Vision (2004-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004

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