Blue Bird Body Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 17, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,932. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A WELD IN THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY USED ON REAR AND/OR SIDE EMERGENCY DOORS CAN BE OVERSTRESSED AND BREAK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A CLOSED DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, OR IF OPEN IT CANNOT BE LATCHED.
The risk
AN EMERGENCY DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN PRESENTS ANINCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO PASSENGERS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A BUS IN ANEMERGENCY SITUATION. A DOOR LOCK WHICH WILL NOT CLOSE PRESENTS A RISK OF APASSENGER ACCIDENTALLY FALLING OUT OF THE BUS.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Blue Bird Conventional | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 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 93V080000.
Full record for the 1991 Blue Bird Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →