The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THESE BUSES FAIL TO MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE ROOF MAY NOT BE SUPPORTED SUFFICIENTLY, CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY TO BUS OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO INSPECT EACH ROOF JOINT. OWNERS WILL INSTALL REPAIR RIVETS IN EACH JOINT FOUND TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF RIVETS IN EACH EXAMINED 8 INCH SECTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 Conventional | 1993 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1994 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1999 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Mini Bird | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1993 | 2 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1994 | 9 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1995 | 7 | 18 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1996 | 3 | 13 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1997 | 0 | 8 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1998 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1999 | 5 | 15 |
Other structure recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the structure; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 00V429000 29 Dec 2000 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 00V394000 28 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V379000 17 Nov 2000 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 00V375000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V353000 30 Oct 2000 | SUN HAWK PRODUCTS, INC. |
| 00V343000 25 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V278000 18 Sept 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V221000 14 Aug 2000 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000