The defect
THE ELECTRIC VANDAL LOCK CENTER PLUNGER CAN TAP THE CONTROL LOCK PIN, OF THE OUTWARD OPENING DOOR, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO BECOME DISENGAGED.
The risk
THE DISENGAGED DOOR LOCK ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND ENDANGER OCCUPANTS NEAR THE DOOR IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
The remedy
MODIFY THE VANDAL DOOR LOCKS WITH BLUE BIRD SUPPLIED KITS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
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 ALL American | 1989 | 0 | 10 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1990 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1992 | 16 | 9 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1989 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1991 | 7 | 6 |
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1992 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1989 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1990 | 1 | 13 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1991 | 0 | 12 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992 | 1 | 14 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1992
3 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 92V135000 22 Sept 1992 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 92V070000 13 May 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992