Blue Bird Body Company: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 19, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,385. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WITH THE BELT IN THE STOWED POSITION.
The risk
WHEN THE RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WITH THE BELT IN THE STOWEDPOSITION , THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SAFETY BELTS, RESULTING IN INCREASEDRISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
MODIFICATION KITS WILL BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE OWNER FOR MODIFICATION OF THE SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Transit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Van Conversion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Transit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Van Conversion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Transit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Van Conversion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V156000.
Full record for the 1992 Blue Bird Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →