NHTSA Recall 07V556000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V556000; Date: Dec. 11, 2007
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 Blue Bird All American; 2007 Blue Bird All American; 2006 Blue Bird Conventional; 2007 Blue Bird Conventional; 2006 Blue Bird Micro Bird; 2007 Blue Bird Micro Bird
Component: Adaptive Equipment
Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company
Affected Units:: 451
Recall Summary:
Certain 2006 and 2007 my blue bird all american, conventional, and micro bird school buses manufactured from July 16, 2005 through August 29, 2006, equipped with model 900 series wheelchair lifts manufactured by the braun corporation. The threshold warning system may not activate as designed which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, platform lift installations for motor vehicles.
How to Fix:
Owners will be notified by blue bird instructing them to contact braun for free repair. The recall January 16, 2008. Owners can contact either blue bird at 478-822-2242 or braun product support at 1-800-946-7513.
Recall Notes:
Blue bird recall no. R07ms. Braun recall no. 06e-094. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 20, 2007
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