The defect
CERTAIN MY 2003 THRU 2005 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD AND CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSES. THESE BUSES DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE LOAD RANGE ON BOTH THE TIRE INFORMATION LABEL AND CERTIFICATION DECAL AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS.
The risk
OMISSION OF THE TIRE LOAD RANGE MAY LEAD TO THE INSTALLATION OF TIRES WITH LOAD RANGES NOT APPROPRIATE FOR VEHICLE USE. A FAILURE OCCURRING IN TIRES DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE LOAD RANGE MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH CAN OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL MAIL TO FINAL STAGE MANUFACTURERS, CERTIFICATION DECALS WITH THE TIRE LOAD RATING INDICATED TO ITS CUSTOMERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 6, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Conventional | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Blue Bird Micro Bird | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: TIRES:MARKINGS
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 | 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Micro Bird | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Micro Bird | 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Micro Bird | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
Other tires recalls in 2005
8 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the tires; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 05V536000 28 Nov 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V499000 2 Nov 2005 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 05V495000 25 Oct 2005 | JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING CO. |
| 05V398000 14 Sept 2005 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 05V357000 11 Aug 2005 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| 05V310000 6 Jul 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V277000 14 Jun 2005 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005