2000 BLUE BIRD TRANSHUTTLE Recall
- Campaign:
- 00V130000 on 05/04/2000
- Component:
- Visibility:windshield
- Manufactured:
- 08/25/1994 - 04/03/2000
- Affected:
- 2,088
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses equipped with transit sliding pushout windows. potential sticking and/or binding of the pushout window inner frame within the outer frame results in opening forces exceeding the requirements of fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
- Consequence:
- Personal injury could occur in the event of a crash.
- Correction:
- Owners will be provided with step-by-step procedures for modifying the transit sliding pushout windows to conform the fmvss 217 requirements.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began may 25, 2000.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
2000 BLUE BIRD TRANSHUTTLE TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- SU-1209
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Blue bird: procedure update information being provided regarding replacement of heater resistors on all models. no model or model years listed. *pe
- 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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