Blue Bird Body Company: Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 1, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 117. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THESE VEHICLES COULD HAVE A LATCH WHICH SCRAPES AN ALUMINUM TRIM PIECE INCREASING THE FORCE REQUIRED TO OPEN. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, AN OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO USE AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW CAM LOCK PLATE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird Sbcv | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird TC2000 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 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 96V023000.
Full record for the 1995 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →