The defect
ON CERTAIN TOUR TYPE COACHES EQUIPPED WITH PARCEL RACKS, IRREGULARITIES IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE FASTENERS USED TO RETAIN THE PARCEL RACKS TO THE COACH STRUCTURE COULD RESULT IN THE FASTENERS LOOSENING ALLOWING THE PARCEL RACKS TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THE FASTENERS BECOME DISLODGED AND THE RACKS SHOULD FALL WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DISTRIBUTORS AND OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO IMMEDIATELY INSTALL INTERIM REPAIR BOLTS THROUGH THE COACH ROOF BOW STRUCTURE ON THE AISLE SIDE OF THE FIRST TWO PARCEL RACK SECTIONS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE PARCEL RACKS ON ALL AFFECTED COACHES. FINAL REPAIRS CAN THEN BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 24, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 LTC 40 | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 2002
8 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the unknown or other; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 02V270000 3 Oct 2002 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 02V198000 25 Jul 2002 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 02V184000 12 Jul 2002 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 02V045001 13 Mar 2002 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 02V056000 15 Feb 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V045000 8 Feb 2002 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 02V044000 8 Feb 2002 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002