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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Coliseum Capital Management, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Blue Bird Corp [BLBD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) METRO CENTER, 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2017 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/01/2017   S   9,790 D $ 17.05 (1) 2,247,305 I See Footnotes (2) (3) Common Stock 03/02/2017   S   15,699 D $ 17.03 (4) 2,231,606 I See Footnotes (2) (3) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Coliseum Capital Management, LLC METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
Shackelton Christopher S METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
Coliseum Capital, LLC METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P. METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
Gray Adam METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X
Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR STAMFORD, CT 06902	X	X

Signatures

Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Christopher Shackelton, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Coliseum Capital, LLC, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., By: Coliseum Capital, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P., By: Coliseum Capital, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Adam Gray, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC, By: Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, its Manager, By: /s/ Thomas Sparta, Thomas Sparta, Attorney-in-fact		03/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.05 to $17.08 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Blue Bird Corporation (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at such price set forth in this footnote.
(2)	These securities are held directly by (a) Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P. ("CCP"), an investment limited partnership of which Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CC"), is general partner and for which Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCM"), serves as investment adviser, (b) Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P. ("CCP2" and, together with CCP, the "Funds"), an investment limited partnership of which CC is general partner and for which CCM serves as investment adviser, (c) Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC ("CSB") and (d) a separate account investment advisory client of CCM (the "Separate Account").
(3)	Christopher Shackelton ("Shackelton") and Adam Gray ("Gray") are managers of CCM and CC. CSB is a company through which CCP, CCP2 and Separate Account have invested in the Issuer's 7.625% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock. CCM is the manager of CSB. Each of Shackelton, Gray, CCP, CCP2, the Separate Account, CC, CSB and CCM disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of that person's pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.00 to $17.10 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at such price set forth in this footnote.
(5)	Following the transactions reported herein, CCP, CCP2, the Separate Account and CSB directly owned 1,548,992; 256,470; 426,144; and 0 shares of common stock, respectively.
Remarks: Adam Gray is a director of the Issuer. As a result, the following persons may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: Coliseum Capital Management, LLC; Coliseum Capital, LLC; Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P.; Coliseum Capital Partners II, L.P.; Coliseum School Bus Holdings, LLC and Christopher Shackelton.

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