The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE FASTENERS USED TO ATTACH PARCEL RACKS TO BODY STRUCTURE MAY BECOME DISLODGED ALLOWING THE RACKS TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
IF THE PARCEL RACKS FELL, A PASSENGER COULD BE INJURED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, BY REMOVING THE PARCEL RACK, ADDING A REINFORCEMENT ANGLE OVER JOINT, AND RE-INSTALLING THE PARCEL RACK USING RIVETS AND PK SCREWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 1998, 1999 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 LTC 40 | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird LTC 40 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1999
11 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the unknown or other; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 99V306002 18 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER |
| 99V306003 16 Nov 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V306001 1 Nov 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V242002 25 Oct 1999 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V242001 8 Sept 1999 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V230000 23 Aug 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V201000 23 Jul 1999 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V117000 6 May 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999