Blue Bird Body Company: Structure › Body
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 9, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27,189. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PASSENGERS CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
The risk
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION,THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT INSERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SET SCREW TO THE METAL CLAMP WHICH RETAINS THE INTERMEDIATE HANDRAIL. A HIGH IMPACT MOLDED PLASTIC "CLAM SHELL" WILL BE PLACED OVER EACH END OF THE INTERMEDIATE HANDRAIL COMPLETELY COVERING THE CLAMP AND ELIMINATING ALL CATCH-POINTS. THE FLANGE OF THE EXISTING FLOOR LINE BRACKET WILL BE CRIMPED SECURING THE VERTICAL SECTION OF THE PRIMARY TUBLAR HANDRAIL AT THE FLOOR LINE.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird TC2000 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird All American | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 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 95V090000.
Full record for the 1995 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →