Blue Bird Body 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingBlue Bird 401(k) Plan · Plan 004 · EIN 58-0813156Updated Oct 2026

What Blue Bird Body's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.5M in employer contributions, about $1,725 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$79,294
Average account balance
2,188
Participants (end of year)
$116M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.08%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorClh Cpas, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,619 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Blue Bird Body: employer contribution per participant$1,725
Peer median$2,413
Blue Bird Body: average balance$79,294
Peer median$86,456
Blue Bird Body: admin expenses ÷ assets0.08%
Peer median0.12%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $131M at the end of plan year 2021 to $116M at the end of plan year 2024.

$131M2021$97.3M2022$107M2023$116M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Blue Bird Body plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20242,188$116M$2.5M$1,7250.08%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,931$107M$1.7M$1,1690.11%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,962$97.3M$1.1M$7630.08%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,130$131M$926K$6030.09%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Blue Bird Body plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 58-0813156 · plan year 2024 filing
$46,669
Average account balance
2,449
Participants (end of year)
$114M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.50%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Ins. Co. of AmericaSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorClh Cpas, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Blue Bird Body match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Blue Bird 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.5M in employer contributions, about $1,725 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Blue Bird Body 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Blue Bird 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Blue Bird Body 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is Blue Bird Corporation.

I left Blue Bird Body. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Blue Bird Corporation, (478) 825-2021) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Blue Bird Body old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Blue Bird Body 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Blue Bird Body filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Blue Bird Body. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology