Vehicle recall 05V382000 · August 31, 2005

Blue Bird All American, TC2000 and 1 more model

Certain 2001 through 2006 my blue bird all american, TC2000, and vision transit school buses manufactured between January 5, 2001, and July 15, 2005.

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

Summary: Certain 2001 through 2006 my blue bird all american, TC2000, and vision transit school buses manufactured between January 5, 2001, and July 15, 2005. These buses are equipped with a battery disconnect switch that has connections that may be loose on the battery switch studs creating the potential for the bus to shut down while in operation.
Consequence: Should the bus shut down while in operation, a vehicle crash could occur.
Remedy: Blue bird will notify its owners and instruct them on how to repair the switch. The recall began on October 19, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Notes: Blue bird recall no. R05KA.CUSTOMERS may 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: 05V382000
Reported to NHTSA: August 31, 2005
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Manufacturer campaign: R05KA
Owner notification: October 19, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 5,863
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Electrical system › 12V/24V/48V battery

Recall 05V382000 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 (2001-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Blue Bird TC2000 (2001-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Blue Bird Vision (2004-2006): 2006, 2005, 2004

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