NHTSA Recall 12V261000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V261000; Date: Jun. 8, 2012
In the event of an emergency, egress of the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
Recalled Vehicles:
2012 Blue Bird All American; 2013 Blue Bird All American; 2012 Blue Bird Vision; 2013 Blue Bird Vision
Component: Structure:body:roof And Pillars
Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company
Affected Units:: 1,406
Recall Summary:
Blue bird corporation (blue bird) is recalling certain model year 2012 through 2013 all american and vision school buses manufactured from April 7, 2011, through March 21, 2012, equipped with specialty manufacturing inc. (smi) prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the prolo roof hatches that exceeds federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release. "
How to Fix:
Blue bird will notify owners. Smi will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began on June 21, 2012. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242 or smi at 1-800-951-7867.
Recall Notes:
Blue bird�s recall campaign number is r12ve. Owners may also 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: Jun 21, 2012
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