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NHTSA Campaign 93V136000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Aug 10, 1993 · 2,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE FRONT DOOR CONTROL LATCH SYSTEM FAILS DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE LATCH PIN.

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1986 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1987 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1988 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1989 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1990 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 1991 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1986 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1987 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1988 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1989 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1990 2,000
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN FC 1991 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE 1986 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY 1987 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY 1988 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY 1989 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY 1990 2,000
BLUE BIRD MINI BIRD WIDE BODY 1991 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1986 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1987 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1988 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1989 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1990 2,000
BLUE BIRD STANDARD 1991 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1986 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1987 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1988 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1989 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1990 2,000
BLUE BIRD TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL 1991 2,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 93V136000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.