Blue Bird Body Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 10, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FRONT DOOR CONTROL LATCH SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE LATCH PIN.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird All American FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Mini Bird Wide Body | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Standard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American FC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird Wide Body | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird Standard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 0 | 2 | 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 93V136000.
Full record for the 1991 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →