Blue Bird Recall 05V251000: Other, School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

NHTSA recall 05V251000 · announced May 20, 2005 · filed by Blue Bird Body Company · 3,121 units affected

The problem

CERTAIN BLUE BIRD 2002 THROUGH 2006 MY ALL AMERICAN, CONVENTIONAL, MINIBIRD, MICROBIRD, VISION, AND TC2000 SCHOOL BUSES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN STATES OTHER THAN 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 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.

The risk

SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING MOTORISTS SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.

What to do

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ALL ITS CUSTOMERS OF THIS CAMPAIGN. FOR THOSE BUSES OPERATED IN OR NEAR ANY OF THE STATES LISTED ABOVE, BLUE BIRD IS ENCOURAGING THE BUS OWNERS TO OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. FOR THOSE BUSES OPERATED IN THE WARMER STATES, BLUE BIRD WILL REPLACE THE SWITCH UPON OWNER REQUEST. FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO REQUEST THE REMEDY, BLUE BIRD WILL 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. THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON AUGUST 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

BLUE BIRD CAMPAIGN NO. R05JW.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2002 Blue Bird All American
• 2003 Blue Bird All American
• 2004 Blue Bird All American
• 2005 Blue Bird All American
• 2006 Blue Bird All American
• 2002 Blue Bird Conventional
• 2003 Blue Bird Conventional
• 2004 Blue Bird Conventional
• 2005 Blue Bird Conventional
• 2006 Blue Bird Conventional
• 2002 Blue Bird Micro Bird
• 2003 Blue Bird Micro Bird
• 2004 Blue Bird Micro Bird
• 2005 Blue Bird Micro Bird
• 2006 Blue Bird Micro Bird
• 2002 Blue Bird Mini Bird
• 2003 Blue Bird Mini Bird
• 2004 Blue Bird Mini Bird
• 2005 Blue Bird Mini Bird
• 2006 Blue Bird Mini Bird
• 2002 Blue Bird Tc2000
• 2003 Blue Bird Tc2000
• 2004 Blue Bird Tc2000
• 2004 Blue Bird Vision
• 2005 Blue Bird Vision
• 2006 Blue Bird Vision

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.