| NHTSA Record Id: 16770 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007420000000506000000273 |
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| Model Name: TC2000 |
Model Year: 1994 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V136000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1988 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 416 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 19 1995 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Jul, 26 1995 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 27 1995 |
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| Defect Summary : These units are equipped with a counter weight assembly made up of 300 pounds of 1/4" plate steel welded together and bolted between the frame rails in the rear overhang just forward of the rear bumper. some of the welds have broken due to insufficient welds, corrosion, or ice expansion. |
Consequence Summary: These plates can drop to the roadway becoming a hazard to following vehicles increasing the potential for an accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a mechanical retaining device which clamps the plates together and fastened with threaded fasteners. bus owners will have the option of repairing their own vehicles. |
Recall Notes: System: structure; frame; members and body.vehicle description: forward engine transit buses with 132" wheelbase, bodymodels 2409 or 2504, equipped with air brakes.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy 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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