Blue Bird Conventional 1999

Model Conventional made in 1999 by Blue Bird got 1 investigation as well as 4 recalls. The car had one investigation (seats). There were some recalls concerningelectrical system and seats.

Conventional year 1999

Recalls
Defect investigations

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES
99V031000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 02/05/1996 to 01/18/1999	V (Vehicle)	2261	03/15/1999	ODI	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	02/10/1999	02/16/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: school and transit buses mounted on chassis equipped with an option for three batteries. the battery cables may not have been routed properly allowing the cable to be chafed or pinched.
Consequence Summary	This condition can cause the positive cable to short out creating the potential for a fire.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will plug the hole in the back of the battery compartment that is located directly behind the battery hold down clamp. a new hole will be added directly below the rearmost battery cable hole and the positive cable will be re-routed through the new hole.
Notes	Owner notification is expected to begin march 15, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
SEATS
99V018000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 04/02/1997 to 01/04/1999	V (Vehicle)	41260	07/29/1999	OVSC	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	06/15/1999	02/01/1999
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: school buses. the wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
Consequence Summary	In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Corrective Summary	Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
Notes	Owner notification began april 28 and july 29, 1999. owners who do not receive the free parts and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
STRUCTURE - BODY
00V219000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 11/01/1993 to 12/06/1999	V (Vehicle)	25839	12/18/2000	OVSC	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	08/17/2000	08/11/2000	571	221
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: school buses. these buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of fmvss no. 221, school bus body joint strength.
Consequence Summary	In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
Corrective Summary	Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
Notes	Owner notification began december 18, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR
99V017000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 06/01/1993 to 01/14/1999	V (Vehicle)	15	02/16/1999	OVSC	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	01/29/1999	02/01/1999	571	111
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: school buses mounted on navistar chassis. the standard cross view mirror assemblies installed on these buses do not conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 111, rearview mirrors.
Consequence Summary	The school bus driver may not be able to see certain portions of the bus, increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury to persons near the bus.
Corrective Summary	Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to modify the cross view mirror assemblies.
Notes	Owner notification began february 16, 1999.owners who do not receive the free parts and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
SEATS
PE07020	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	04/19/2007	08/06/2007	SEAT TRACK CORROSION
	Odi opened this pe after receiving three allegations of seat track corrosion discovered by fleets while performing preventative maintenance.since opening this investigation, odi has visited the fleets, inspected subject buses, interviewed shop personnel, reviewed blue bird's response to our information request. and conducted a joint evaluation of a complaint vehicle's conformance to fmvss 571.222, school bus seating and crash protection.the testing was conducted at the vehicle research & test center, anda blue bird body company test engineer was in attendance. based on these actions,no safety related defect has been identified at this time and this pe is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists and we reserve the right to take further action if warranted.nevertheless, blue bird has decided to mail non-safety owner letters to thesubject bus owners advising them to inspect the aluminum seat tracks on a regular basis and to make any necessary repair/replacement.