NHTSA campaign 99V018000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Seats

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 15, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 41,260. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE WALL SIDE ATTACHING BOLTS FOR SOME OF THE PASSENGER SEATS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SEAT LEDGE AND IN THE WRONG ATTACHING HOLE RESULTING IN WEAKENING OF THE SEAT LEDGE AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS.

The risk

IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, THE REAR ATTACHING BOLT OF THESE SEATS COULD PULL OUT OF THE SEAT LEDGE INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

The remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL FURNISH TO DISTRIBUTORS AND OWNERS, PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT ATTACHMENT AT THE WALL SIDE.

50 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires
1999 Blue Bird Conventional	0	4	0
1999 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	1	0
1999 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	2	0
1999 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1999 Blue Bird TC2000	5	15	1
1998 Blue Bird Conventional	0	4	0
1998 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	1	0
1998 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	4	0
1998 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1998 Blue Bird TC2000	0	19	0
1997 Blue Bird Conventional	0	4	0
1997 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	1	0
1997 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	4	0
1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1997 Blue Bird TC2000	0	8	0
1996 Blue Bird Conventional	0	5	0
1996 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	4	0
1996 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	2	0
1996 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	3	0
1996 Blue Bird TC2000	3	13	0
1995 Blue Bird Conventional	0	4	0
1995 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	5	0
1995 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	2	0
1995 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	3	0
1995 Blue Bird TC2000	7	18	1
1994 Blue Bird Conventional	0	4	0
1994 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	4	0
1994 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	2	0
1994 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	3	0
1994 Blue Bird TC2000	9	15	0
1993 Blue Bird Conventional	0	5	0
1993 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	4	0
1993 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	1	0
1993 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	3	0
1993 Blue Bird TC2000	2	15	0
1992 Blue Bird Conventional	0	5	0
1992 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	3	0
1992 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	1	0
1992 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1992 Blue Bird TC2000	1	15	0
1991 Blue Bird Conventional	7	6	0
1991 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	2	0
1991 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	2	0
1991 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1991 Blue Bird TC2000	0	12	0
1990 Blue Bird Conventional	0	5	0
1990 Blue Bird Gpwb	0	2	0
1990 Blue Bird Micro Bird	0	1	0
1990 Blue Bird Mini Bird	0	2	0
1990 Blue Bird TC2000	1	13	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 99V018000.

Full record for the 1999 Blue Bird Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →