Recall 99V020000: Blue bird body company

Report received

Feb 2, 1999

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

829vehicles

Model years

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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 30-inch and 34-inch seats and barriers or 36, 39, and 45-inch seats and barriers with offset legs installed in the first body section behind the driver. When narrow seats and barriers (30" and 34") or seats and barriers with offset legs are installed, additional floor reinforcement is added. It was discovered this reinforcement interferes with and chafes the rubber fuel filler hose.

Possible consequence

This chafing could result in a fuel leakage. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will place a shield over the additional floor reinforcement to protect the rubber fuel filler hose from chafing.