NHTSA campaign 93V136000
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY recall 93V136000
THE FRONT DOOR CONTROL LATCH SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE LATCH PIN.
Reported 08/10/1993
What can happen
IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE FRONT DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED,ENTRAPPING THE PASSENGERS IN THE BUS AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, PASSENGERSCOULD NOT USE THE FRONT DOOR TO EXIT THE BUS.
Repair
THE LOCK PIN WILL BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNERS CAN OBTAIN A MODIFICATION KIT FROM BLUE BIRD OR IF THEY PREFER, A DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR THEM.
Components
- Latches/locks/linkages: Doors: Latch
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
1991 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1991 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1991 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDE BODYView records1991 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1991 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records1990 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1990 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1990 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDE BODYView records1990 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1990 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records1989 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1989 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1989 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDE BODYView records1989 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1989 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records1988 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1988 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1988 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDE BODYView records1988 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1988 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records1987 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1987 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1987 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDE BODYView records1987 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1987 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records1986 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records1986 Blue Bird ALL AMERICAN FCView records1986 Blue Bird MINI BIRD WIDEView records1986 Blue Bird STANDARDView records1986 Blue Bird TC2000 FORWARD CONTROLView records