The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRANSIT SLIDING PUSHOUT WINDOWS. POTENTIAL STICKING AND/OR BINDING OF THE PUSHOUT WINDOW INNER FRAME WITHIN THE OUTER FRAME RESULTS IN OPENING FORCES EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
The risk
PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES FOR MODIFYING THE TRANSIT SLIDING PUSHOUT WINDOWS TO CONFORM THE FMVSS 217 REQUIREMENTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1999 | 0 | 11 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Transhuttle | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 2000
17 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the visibility; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 00V387001 28 Nov 2000 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 00V390000 27 Nov 2000 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 00V387002 27 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V355000 3 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V361000 3 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V346000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V234000 21 Aug 2000 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 00V191000 13 Jul 2000 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000