Blue Bird Ltc 40 2003

Model Ltc 40 made in 2003 by Blue Bird got 1 investigation there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Technical service bulletines regarding unknown or other. The car had one investigation (electrical system). There was one recall concerning equipment .

Ltc 40 year 2003

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations

Model 2003

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
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS
02V230000	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	from 11/21/1997 to 07/30/2002	V (Vehicle)	194	09/20/2002	OVSC	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	09/05/2002	09/05/2002	571	217
Defect Summary	Certain coaches equipped with optional restroom fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, bus emergency exits and window retention and release. the pushout window located on the right side, at the rear of the bus, is substantially obstructed by the restroom and yet it is labeled as an emergency exit.
Consequence Summary	In the event of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to properly exit the vehicle.
Corrective Summary	Distributors and owners will be notified to remove the label identifying the window as an emergency exit. owner notification began september 20, 2002. owners should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242, if they have any questions.
Notes	Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SU-1209	06/05/2012		10044287	Blue bird: procedure update information being provided regarding replacement of heater resistors on all models. no model or model years listed. *pe	06/05/2012

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PE03034	BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY	07/23/2003	12/01/2003	PASSENGER DOOR INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION
	This investigation was opened based on a single, ohio fleetcomplaint on a model year 2000 bus with 151,000 miles.vrtc test engineers visited the fleet and confirmed the existence of the problem, a stuck door.the sytem is designed such that when the door system is engaged, two steel pins drop in place for safety purposes.the pins should disengage when the bus transmission is in a neutral position.there is an override switch in the event of a failure.vrtc test engineers confirmed on the complaint bus that the pins would become stuck and not disengage, eliminating that door as an exit, which could be a concern in an emergency,as a result of odi's inquiry, bluebird sumbitted information which indicated no consumer complaints or field reports related to the alleged defect.bluebird did identify 301 warranty claims. however, these were normal maintenance items such as repairs for damage, missing trim, and routine adjustments of operating air cylinders, electronic control switches, manual deadlbolt locks, etc.odi contacted three fleet service managers servicing 46 subject buses.the fleet managers reported no coninuous problems related to the operation of the entry doors of vehicles within their fleets.odi concludes that no safety defect trend exists in the subject buses and, therefore, this investigation is closed.closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action on the vehicles if warranted by the circumstancs.