1BABlue Bird buses
Held by Blue Bird Body Company · registered in the United States
WMI 1BA names 17 models, more than any of the other three WMIs that decode Blue Bird. It shares most of its model list with two other codes. Its rules place assembly in four countries. The same rules start at model year 1981 and have no end year.
Models in the decoding rules, by model year
- All American / All Canada1981–2025
- BB Conventional1981–2027
- Chassis Only1981–2025
- Commercial Bus1981–2014
- Shell All American1981–2026
- Shell BB Conventional1981–2025
- Shell Commercial Series1981–2025
- Shell TC20001981–2014
- Shell Wanderlodge1981–2014
- TC10001981–2014
- TC20001981–2014
- Wanderlodge1981–2014
- B3 Conventional2017–2027
- Commercial Type C2017–2025
- Commercial Type D2017–2025
- All American/TX4 (Canada)2026
- All American2027
Where the rules place assembly
Plant countriesUnited States, Guatemala, Canada, Mexico
Plant locations namedFort Valley; Mt. Pleasant; Buena Vista; Brantford; Monterrey; Lafayette; Guatemala City
Bodies and power
Body classesBus, Incomplete, Bus - School Bus
Primary fuelsDiesel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane or LPG), Gasoline, Electric, Natural Gas
Electrified versionsBattery electric
Codes with largely the same models
These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under 1BA. The last column counts the shared models.
| Code | Holder | Vehicle type | Model years | Shared models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BC | Blue Bird Body Company | trucks | 1981–open | 16 of 16 |
| 1BD | Blue Bird Body Company | incomplete vehicles (chassis) | 1981–open | 12 of 12 |
Compared with the closest code, 1BB
1BB is held by Blue Bird Body Company. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 1BA apart from those listed above.
Models in both5
Only under 1BAAll American / All Canada, Chassis Only, Commercial Bus, Shell BB Conventional, Shell Commercial Series, Shell TC2000, Shell Wanderlodge, TC1000, TC2000, Commercial Type C, Commercial Type D, All American
Model years1BA: 1981–open · 1BB: 1981–open
Plant countries only for 1BAGuatemala, Canada, Mexico
Body classes only for 1BABus, Incomplete, Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type1BA: buses · 1BB: multipurpose passenger vehicles
Other codes held by Blue Bird Body
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BB | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Blue Bird | 1981–open | 5 |
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.