1995 BLUE BIRD SBCV Recalls (7)
- Campaign:
- 95V051000 on 03/22/1995
- Component:
- Air bags:knee bolster
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1992 - 12/31/1994
- Affected:
- 2,309
- Defect:
- The aisle side styrofoam knee pads on the subject barriers are 11" wide and not 14.5" as required by fmvss no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
- Consequence:
- Consequence of non-compliance: this condition could increase the potential for injury in a vehicle accident.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the incorrect pad with the correct 14.5" knee pad.
- Notes:
- System: interior systems; seat; material; fmvss no. 222. vehicle description: school and transit buses.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please 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:
- 95V150000 on 08/20/1995
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Affected:
- 2,557
- Defect:
- The floor line handrail bracket can expand during use and create an opening which could entrap coat strings, etc. and other articles of clothing.
- 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 could be dragged by the bus. this can result in serious injury or death.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the flat split floor line bracket with a round tubular bracket.
- Notes:
- System: equipment; other pieces.vehicle description: forward and rear engine transit and school buses; conventional and wide body chassis.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonabletime, 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:
- 96V011000 on 01/24/1996
- Component:
- Electrical system:fuses and circuit breakers
- Affected:
- 307
- Defect:
- The wrong circuit breaker was installed in the electrical panel which could cause an interruption of the 8-light warning system.
- Consequence:
- The 8-light warning system would stop functioning while discharging passengers increasing the risk of a vehicle accident or an exiting passenger being struck by an oncoming vehicle.
- Correction:
- Owners will be notified to check and replace as necessary the circuit breakers. owners can also have these circuit breakers checked and replaced at an authorized dealer.
- Notes:
- System: electrical; fuse and recepticle; circuit breaker. vehicle description: school buses, school bus chassis and school bus van conversions with option 2016-03 (8-light warning system) and built in canada. note: owners 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:
- 96V023000 on 02/04/1996
- Component:
- Visibility:glass, side/rear
- Manufactured:
- 04/30/1995 - 10/31/1995
- Affected:
- 117
- Defect:
- These vehicles could have a latch which scrapes an aluminum trim piece increasing the force required to open. this does not comply with fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
- Consequence:
- Consequence of non-compliance: in the case of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to open the window to use as an emergency exit.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a new cam lock plate.
- Notes:
- System: visual; glass; manual window cranks; fmvss no. 217. vehicle description: school and transit bus, forward and rear engine vehicles, equipped with rear center emergency window options 0177-00 and 3387-00. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized service 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:
- 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:
- 96V078000 on 05/08/1996
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1994 - 01/31/1996
- Affected:
- 203
- Defect:
- Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the 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:
- Replace or reposition the handrails to stop clothing from being caught.
- Notes:
- System: equipment; handrails at bus entry ways. vehicle description: school buses equipped with a wheelchair lift door in the first body section behind the entrance door. note: owners 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:
- 96V126001 on 07/24/1996
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1993 - 03/31/1996
- Affected:
- 11,371
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model f222 or bostrum "routemaster" seat. blue bird option 2821 or 2824. the seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support.
- Consequence:
- The upper mounting plate and seat upper gradually becomes loose resulting in the upper plate detaching from the supporting column and the seat can fall from its mounting. this can result in personal injury to the driver.
- Correction:
- Dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began july 15, 1996.owners 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 1-912-825-9608. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
1995 BLUE BIRD SBCV TSB
- Bulletin:
- SM1601
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Blue bird troubleshooting guides: blue bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the blue bird products. these troubleshooting guides are available on the vantage website.
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