Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: School Buses Equipped With Transit Sliding Pushout Windows. Potential Sticking And/Or Binding Of The Pushout Window Inner Frame Within The Outer Frame Results In Opening Forces Exceeding The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 217, “Bus Window Retention And Release.”
Make Of Vehicle
BLUE BIRD
Model Of Vehicle
COMMERCIAL SERIES
Year
1995
Recall Campaign Number
00V130000
Component Description
Visibility:Windshield
Effect Of Defect
Personal Injury Could Occur In The Event Of A Crash.
Fix Defect
Owners Will Be Provided With Step-By-Step Procedures For Modifying The Transit Sliding Pushout Windows To Conform The Fmvss 217 Requirements.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Start Of Manufacture
19940826
End Of Manufacture
20000404
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
2088
Date Owners Notified
20000525
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Date Report Received
20000505
Make Campaign Number
R00DV
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
217