The defect
A WELD IN THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY USED ON REAR AND/OR SIDE EMERGENCY DOORS CAN BE OVERSTRESSED AND BREAK. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A CLOSED DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, OR IF OPEN IT CANNOT BE LATCHED.
The risk
AN EMERGENCY DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN PRESENTS ANINCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO PASSENGERS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE A BUS IN ANEMERGENCY SITUATION. A DOOR LOCK WHICH WILL NOT CLOSE PRESENTS A RISK OF APASSENGER ACCIDENTALLY FALLING OUT OF THE BUS.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Conventional | 1991 |
| Blue Bird Microbird | 1991 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1991 |
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 Conventional | 1991 | 7 | 6 |
| Blue Bird Microbird | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1991 | 0 | 12 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1993
5 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 93V189000 30 Nov 1993 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 93V189001 23 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V195000 23 Nov 1993 | WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES |
| 93V136000 10 Aug 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993