NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2008 Blue Bird A3RE, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as BLUE BIRD A3RE.
At a glance
Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
402
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
5
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
STRUCTURE
1
100.0%
SUSPENSION
1
100.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
STRUCTURE
FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (A-Z Bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 Blue Bird A3RE and D3RE school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip seats. (excerpt)
Consequence: When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point inj (excerpt)
Remedy: A-Z Bus Sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. A-Z Bus Sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. Owners can contact A-Z Bus at 1-800-437-5522 or C. E. White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
5 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
SEATS
1
10128907
Date: 2016-12-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
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.
10128588
Date: 2016-01-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
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.
10043412
Date: 2010-07-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.
BLUE BIRD BUS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON SOME REAR ENGINE BUSES, THE CENTER LEG OF C. E. WHITE STUDENT SAFETY SEAT, MISSING THE REQUIRED MOUNTING BOLT. *PE
10043398
Date: 2010-05-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
BLUE BIRD BUS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE LOW HORSEPOWER ENGINES MUFFLER OR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF), WAS INSTALLED, INSTEAD, ON BUSES WITH HIGH HORSEPOWER ENGINES. *PE
10043188
Date: 2007-04-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
BLUE BIRD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE CHARGE AIR COOLER (CAC) HAS ALTERNATOR POWER CABLE ROUTED TO CLOSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN MELTING OF SHRINK WRAP AT CONNECTOR EXPOSING IT TO ELEMENTS. *PE
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.