Blue Bird Body Company: Structure › Body
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 7, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,557. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FLOOR LINE HANDRAIL BRACKET CAN EXPAND DURING USE AND CREATE AN OPENING WHICH COULD ENTRAP COAT STRINGS, ETC. AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING.
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 COULD BE DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLAT SPLIT FLOOR LINE BRACKET WITH A ROUND TUBULAR BRACKET.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird TC2000 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird Vcta | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Gpwb | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Vcta | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Gmcv | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Mbwb | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird TC2000 | 9 | 15 | 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 95V150000.
Full record for the 1996 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →