Recall Detail

BLUE BIRD / TC2000 / 1991

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 22349 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD
Recalled Component Id: 000006562000000503000000289 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: TC2000 Model Year: 1991
NHTSA Campaign Number: 92V184000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1992
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 912
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 22 1993 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company Report Received Date: Dec, 24 1992
Record Creation date : Dec, 30 1992 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The electric vandal lock center plunger can tap the control lock pin, of the outward opening door, which causes the door lock to become disengaged. Consequence Summary: The disengaged door lock allows the door to open withoutprior warning and endanger occupants near the door if the vehicle is in motion.
Corrective Summary : Modify the vandal door locks with blue bird supplied kits. Recall Notes: System: structure.vehicle description: school buses equipped with outward opening door withelectric vandal locks. models all-american forward control, all-american rearengine, gmc conventional, standard bus conventional, tc2000 forward control,and tc2000 rear engine.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: