The defect
THE FRONT DOOR CONTROL LATCH SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE LATCH PIN.
The risk
IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE FRONT DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED,ENTRAPPING THE PASSENGERS IN THE BUS AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, PASSENGERSCOULD NOT USE THE FRONT DOOR TO EXIT THE BUS.
The remedy
THE LOCK PIN WILL BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNERS CAN OBTAIN A MODIFICATION KIT FROM BLUE BIRD OR IF THEY PREFER, A DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR THEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide | 1986 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 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 ALL American | 1986 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1988 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 FC | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird ALL American FC | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird MINI Bird Wide Body | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird Standard | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 Forward Control | 1991 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
| 93V080000 17 May 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993