Recall 05V239000: 2002–2006 Blue Bird Mini Bird and 4 other models

Report received

May 20, 2005

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

8,894vehicles

Model years

2002–2006

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

Certain school buses originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the stop arm sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.

Possible consequence

Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.

Remedy

Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected free of charge. The recall began on august 12, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

Affected model years

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

• 2002 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird ALL American2 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird ALL American10 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird ALL American2 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird Conventional1 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Mini Bird1 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Mini Bird1 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird TC20000 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird TC20008 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird TC20000 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Vision1 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints