Recall 00V130000: 1995–2000 Blue Bird Commercial

Report received

May 5, 2000

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

2,088vehicles

Model years

1995–2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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."

Possible consequence

Personal injury could occur in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Owners will be provided with step-by-step procedures for modifying the transit sliding pushout windows to conform the fmvss 217 requirements.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1995 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 1996 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 1997 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 1998 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 1999 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints
• 2000 Blue Bird Commercial0 complaints