| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 17336 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007753000061323000000275 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TC2000 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V073000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 23 1988 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 22 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 21 1996 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company | Report Received Date: May, 03 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 08 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the forward handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus. | Consequence Summary: When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. this can result in serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be directed to remove all forward handrails. provisions will be made for those owners operating in states which mandate a forward handrail that a replacement handrail will be provided. | Recall Notes: System: equipment; handrails at bus entryways. vehicle description: school buses equipped with forward handrails. note: owner 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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