SM1608
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
New Blue Bird Support Center - Technical Bus Support: Dealer memo to announce the new on-line Blue Bird Support Center for technical bus support requests.
Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SM1608
New Blue Bird Support Center - Technical Bus Support: Dealer memo to announce the new on-line Blue Bird Support Center for technical bus support requests.
SM1601
Blue Bird Troubleshooting Guides: Blue Bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the Blue Bird products. These troubleshooting guides are available on the Vantage website.
SU-S-0706
BLUE BIRD: INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED REGARDING MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM SEAT FLOOR TRACKS. *PE
SB-S0701
BLUE BIRD BUS: RE-ISSUE SERVICE UPDATE ENGINE COOLANTS. THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THE BUSES BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND MONITORED TO INSURE PROPER OPERATION OF YOUR COOLING SYSTEM. *PE
SU-S-0705
BLUE BIRD: FOR SOME MODEL YEAR BUSES, FRONT AXLES UNDERGONE SEVERAL CHANGES REGARDING TIE RODS NOT BEING INTERCHANGEABLE WHEN REPLACEMENT SERVICE IS REQUIRED. *PE
SB-S-07-LM
BLUE BIRD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON MODEL YEAR BUSES, THE BICYCLE CRANK ARM, IN WIPER ASSEMBLY, MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN BEING OUT OF SPECIFICATION. *PE
SB-S-70-LJ
BLUE BIRD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION ON EXCESSIVE CYCLING OF ENGINE COOLING FAN AND SHUTTER AND HOW TO INSTALL THERMO SWITCHES FOR COOLING SYSTEM AND CHARGE AIR SYSTEM. *PE
SB-S-06-KH
BLUE BIRD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON SOME BUSES, A GUARD WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE SNAGGING OF BAG STRAPS AND JACKET POCKETS ON AIR POWER ENTRANCE DOORS' EMERGENCY RELEASE LEVER. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.