The defect
IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF ENTRANCE DOOR CAUSES LATCH TO FAIL IN THE SECONDARY LATCHED POSITION. SUCH FAILURE PLACES THE MOTORHOME IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 206, DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF PRIMARY DOOR LATCH FAILS TO MAINTAIN THE DOOR CLOSED, THE FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY LATCH WILL ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN INADVERTENTLY POSING SOME DANGER TO ITS OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS FOR PROPER ADJUSTMENT AND IN SOME CASES PROVIDE NEW LATCHES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 Wanderlodge | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird Wanderlodge | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1986
4 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 86V165000 15 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V121000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V083000 24 Jun 1986 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986