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Service bulletin SM1601

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10128588
Published by NHTSA2018-02-12
Manufacturer's numberSM1601
Manufacturer's date2016-01-14
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

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.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
BLUE BIRD A1VC2000 to 2010
BLUE BIRD A3EE 2803S2006
BLUE BIRD A3FE1999 to 2012
BLUE BIRD A3FE2803A2007
BLUE BIRD A3RE1999 to 2013
BLUE BIRD AAFC1992 to 1994
BLUE BIRD AAFE1993 to 1999
BLUE BIRD AARE1991 to 1999
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN1990 to 2017
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN D32010 to 2011
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FRWD CONTROL1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN REAR ENGINE1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD ALL-AMERICAN1991
BLUE BIRD B1VC1998 to 2009
BLUE BIRD B2VC2000 to 2011
BLUE BIRD B4RE1998 to 2003
BLUE BIRD BBCV2003 to 2011
BLUE BIRD BBCV 2610S2006
BLUE BIRD BBCV3011S2010
BLUE BIRD BCCV2006 to 2008
BLUE BIRD BLUE BIRD
BLUE BIRD BLUE BIRD1991 to 1992
BLUE BIRD BLUE BIRD1994 to 1995
BLUE BIRD BLUE BIRD1997 to 2001
BLUE BIRD BLUE BIRD2009
BLUE BIRD BMC1993 to 1998
BLUE BIRD BMWB1995
BLUE BIRD BUS1993
BLUE BIRD BUSES1991 to 1992
BLUE BIRD BUSES1995 to 1997
BLUE BIRD BUSES2000 to 2002
BLUE BIRD C11996 to 1998
BLUE BIRD C1FE1997 to 2003
BLUE BIRD C3FE2004 to 2007
BLUE BIRD C4RE2002 to 2008
BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL2000 to 2004
BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES1995 to 2004
BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL1990 to 2011
BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL2014
BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL2017
BLUE BIRD CS1993 to 1995
BLUE BIRD CSFE
BLUE BIRD CSFE1990 to 2003
BLUE BIRD CSRE
BLUE BIRD CSRE1991 to 2004
BLUE BIRD D3FE2010 to 2011
BLUE BIRD D3RE2005 to 2013
BLUE BIRD EXCEL 1022008 to 2010
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS2006 to 2007
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 35002003
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 40002003 to 2007
BLUE BIRD EXPRESS 45002004 to 2007
BLUE BIRD FDCV2002
BLUE BIRD GMCV1990 to 2004
BLUE BIRD GPWB1990 to 1999
BLUE BIRD H4RE2002 to 2007
BLUE BIRD L3RE2004
BLUE BIRD L4RE2002 to 2009
BLUE BIRD LTC2000 to 2003
BLUE BIRD LTC 40
BLUE BIRD LTC 401996 to 2003
BLUE BIRD M4RE2002 to 2007
BLUE BIRD MBWB1992 to 2003
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD1990 to 2011
BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD VAN CONVERSION1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD MICROBIRD1991
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD1990 to 1999
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD2002 to 2006
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD Q-BUS1992 to 2003
BLUE BIRD Q4RE1998 to 2003
BLUE BIRD QB1993 to 1996
BLUE BIRD QBEV1996
BLUE BIRD QBFC1993
BLUE BIRD QBFE1991 to 1994
BLUE BIRD QBR1994
BLUE BIRD QBRE1991 to 2003
BLUE BIRD SAFC1992 to 1993
BLUE BIRD SAFE1993 to 1996
BLUE BIRD SARE1992 to 1993
BLUE BIRD SBCV1990 to 2008
BLUE BIRD SCFE1996 to 2003
BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS
BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS1990 to 1993
BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS1995 to 1998
BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS2000 to 2001
BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS2009
BLUE BIRD SCRE1997 to 2001
BLUE BIRD SMWB1993 to 1997
BLUE BIRD STANDARD1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD STANDARD BUS CONVENTIONAL1990 to 1991
BLUE BIRD STFC1992 to 1994
BLUE BIRD STFE1990 to 2004
BLUE BIRD STRE1993
BLUE BIRD STRE1995
BLUE BIRD STRE1997
BLUE BIRD STRE1999
BLUE BIRD SWORD2003
BLUE BIRD SWWB1992
BLUE BIRD T2RE1997 to 2000
BLUE BIRD TC1000
BLUE BIRD TC10001996, 1997, 1998, 1999
BLUE BIRD TC2000
BLUE BIRD TC20001990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL1990, 1991 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BLUE BIRD TCEV1996 to 1998
BLUE BIRD TCEV2001
BLUE BIRD TCFC1992 to 1994
BLUE BIRD TCFC27081991
BLUE BIRD TCFE
BLUE BIRD TCFE1991 to 2004
BLUE BIRD TCRE
BLUE BIRD TCRE1991 to 2001
BLUE BIRD TRANSHUTTLE1995 to 2000
BLUE BIRD TRANSIT1990 to 1992
BLUE BIRD TSFE1994
BLUE BIRD TSFE1996 to 2000
BLUE BIRD ULTRA2007 to 2009
BLUE BIRD ULTRA LF2002 to 2007
BLUE BIRD ULTRA LMB2004
BLUE BIRD VAN CONVERSION1990 to 1992
BLUE BIRD VCTA1990 to 1998
BLUE BIRD VISION2001 to 2019
BLUE BIRD W/3208 CATER.DEIS.ENG.1990
BLUE BIRD W4RE1998 to 2003
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE1990, 1991
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE M3802003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE M450 LXI2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BLUE BIRD WLSP1992
BLUE BIRD WLWB1992 to 1998
BLUE BIRD XCEL 1022006 to 2007

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
08V5260002008-10-08. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
08V5240002008-10-08. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
08V2860002008-07-01. EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
04V4260002004-08-30. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
03V1310002003-03-31. EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
02V2770032002-11-05. EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
02V1850002002-07-15. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
98V1670021998-07-22. EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SM16082018-02-21. Service bulletin. 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.
SU-S-06092012-03-06. Service bulletin. BLUE BIRD: ON CERTAIN MODEL BUSES, PROCEDURE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED WHERE BY MOISTURE MUST BE PURGE FROM ACCESSORY AIR SYSTEM. *PE
SB-S-06-KJ2012-03-01. Service bulletin. BLUE BIRD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING AFFECTED UNITS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCTION IN POWER TO OPERATE COACH ACCESSORIES IF COACH IS NOT CONNECTED TO SHORE POWER TO HAVE CIRCUIT BOARDS REPLACED. *PE