2000 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 01V337000 on 10/30/2001
- Component:
- Seat belts:front:anchorage
- Manufactured:
- 08/01/2000 - 07/29/2001
- Affected:
- 158
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses equipped with option 2836-02 driver's seat belts. the seat belts are too long preventing the belt from retracting properly and fitting the occupant as designed.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, the driver may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- The belts will be replaced with belts of proper shoulder harness length. owner notification began november 15, 2001. 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 1-478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02V160002 on 09/04/2002
- Component:
- Seat belts:front:retractor
- Manufactured:
- 05/12/2000 - 06/24/2002
- Affected:
- 58
- Defect:
- On certain school and transit buses equipped with passenger seat belts with retractors, the cover halves for the retractable portion of the belt can separate completely and release the seat belt connector. if this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury. the seat belt supplier, am-safe, will provide a snap on "over-cover" to owners to prevent the seat belt cover from separating.
- Consequence:
- if this occurs, one of the load bearing pins in the connector could separate from the connector and render the seat belt unusable. in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be properly restrained resulting in an injury.
- Correction:
- Owners will be provided a snap-on "over-cover" to prevent the seat belt cover from separating. owner notification is expected to begin on or about september 27, 2002. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
2000 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL TSBs (2)
- 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.
- Bulletin:
- SM1608
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- New blue bird support center - technical bus support: dealer memo to announce the new on-line blue bird support center for technical bus support requests.
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