Blue Bird Body Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 24, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 912. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE ELECTRIC VANDAL LOCK CENTER PLUNGER CAN TAP THE CONTROL LOCK PIN, OF THE OUTWARD OPENING DOOR, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO BECOME DISENGAGED.
The risk
THE DISENGAGED DOOR LOCK ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND ENDANGER OCCUPANTS NEAR THE DOOR IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
The remedy
MODIFY THE VANDAL DOOR LOCKS WITH BLUE BIRD SUPPLIED KITS.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Blue Bird All American | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Conventional | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 13 | 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 92V184000.
Full record for the 1992 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →