1989 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 92V184000 on 12/29/1992
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Affected:
- 912
- Defect:
- The electric vandal lock center plunger can tap the control lock pin, of the outward opening door, which causes the door lock to become disengaged.
- Consequence:
- The disengaged door lock allows the door to open withoutprior warning and endanger occupants near the door if the vehicle is in motion.
- Correction:
- Modify the vandal door locks with blue bird supplied kits.
- Notes:
- System: structure.vehicle description: school buses equipped with outward opening door withelectric vandal locks. models all-american forward control, all-american rearengine, gmc conventional, standard bus conventional, tc2000 forward control,and tc2000 rear engine.
- Campaign:
- 96V073000 on 05/07/1996
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 04/22/1988 - 04/21/1996
- Affected:
- 18,000
- Defect:
- Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
- Consequence:
- When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. this can result in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Owners will be directed to remove all forward handrails. provisions will be made for those owners operating in states which mandate a forward handrail that a replacement handrail will be provided.
- Notes:
- System: equipment; handrails at bus entryways. vehicle description: school buses equipped with forward handrails. note: owner who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 99V018000 on 01/31/1999
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1987 - 01/03/1999
- Affected:
- 41,260
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses. the wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began april 28 and july 29, 1999. owners who do not receive the free parts and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 07V398000 on 09/03/2007
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:hose
- Affected:
- 1,847
- Defect:
- Certain blue bird conventional school buses built with an optional firewall heater hose connector on the driver's side of the bus and manufactured from november 21, 1985, through september 14, 1993.
- Consequence:
- In the event the heater hose rupture sor the hose connection separates, hot engine coolant may contact the driver and may cause injury.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will notify owners and repair these buses by installing a metal protective shield over the heater hoses free of charge. the recall began on january 15, 2008. owners can contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Blue bird recall no. r07mg.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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