| NHTSA Record Id: 12634 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008414000000500000000146 |
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| Model Name: TC2000 |
Model Year: 1988 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V197000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 05 1988 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 06 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16338 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 10 1998 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Nov, 07 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1997 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 301 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: front and rear engine school buses equipped with 60 gallon side mounted fuel tank barriers. these buses do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity." |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a vehicle crash, the fuel tank could be damaged, leaking fuel, possibly resulting in a vehicle fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Blue bird will ship instructions and modification kits to the owners of these buses. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin march 10, 1998.owners who do not receive the free modification kits and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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