Blue Bird Body Company
Blue Bird Body Company's codes span four vehicle types, from buses to incomplete vehicles (chassis). Plants in four countries appear in its rules. Its decoding rules reach back to model year 1981.
Model years covered by each code
One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.
Buses 1
- 1BA1981–2027
Incomplete vehicles 1
- 1BD1981–2027
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 1
- 1BB1981–2027
Trucks 1
- 1BC1981–2027
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BA | buses | Blue Bird | 1981–open | 17 | United States, Guatemala, Canada |
| 1BB | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Blue Bird | 1981–open | 5 | United States |
| 1BC | trucks | Blue Bird | 1981–open | 16 | United States, Guatemala, Canada |
| 1BD | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | Blue Bird | 1981–open | 12 | United States |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- BB Conventional1981–2027 · 4 codes
- Shell All American1981–2027 · 4 codes
- Wanderlodge1981–2025 · 4 codes
- All American / All Canada1981–2025 · 3 codes
- Chassis Only1981–2027 · 3 codes
- Commercial Bus1981–2014 · 3 codes
- Shell BB Conventional1981–2025 · 3 codes
- Shell Commercial Series1981–2025 · 3 codes
- Shell TC20001981–2014 · 3 codes
- Shell Wanderlodge1981–2014 · 3 codes
- TC10001981–2014 · 3 codes
- TC20001981–2014 · 3 codes
- B3 Conventional2017–2027 · 3 codes
- All American/TX4 (Canada)2026–2027 · 3 codes
- Commercial Type C2017–2025 · 2 codes
- Commercial Type D2017–2025 · 2 codes
- All American2027–2027 · 1 code
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.