NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V239000 · manufacturer campaign R05JV

Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly — Blue Bird · reported 20 May 2005 · 8,894 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN 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 STOP ARM 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 VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.

The fix

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND 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 FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

CUSTOMERS 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.

NHTSA campaign
05V239000
Manufacturer campaign
R05JV
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
20 May 2005
Owners notified
12 Aug 2005
Potentially affected
8,894

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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