NHTSA safety recall

Recall 92V184000

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch — Blue Bird · reported 24 Dec 1992 · 912 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE ELECTRIC VANDAL LOCK CENTER PLUNGER CAN TAP THE CONTROL LOCK PIN, OF THE OUTWARD OPENING DOOR, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO BECOME DISENGAGED.

The risk

THE DISENGAGED DOOR LOCK ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND ENDANGER OCCUPANTS NEAR THE DOOR IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

The fix

MODIFY THE VANDAL DOOR LOCKS WITH BLUE BIRD SUPPLIED KITS.

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH OUTWARD OPENING DOOR WITHELECTRIC VANDAL LOCKS. MODELS ALL-AMERICAN FORWARD CONTROL, ALL-AMERICAN REARENGINE, GMC CONVENTIONAL, STANDARD BUS CONVENTIONAL, TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL,AND TC2000 REAR ENGINE.

NHTSA campaign
92V184000
Filed by
Blue Bird Body Company
Report received
24 Dec 1992
Owners notified
22 Mar 1993
Potentially affected
912

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.

1990 Blue Bird All American 1992 Blue Bird All American 1989 Blue Bird All-american 1991 Blue Bird All-american 1989 Blue Bird Conventional 1990 Blue Bird Conventional 1991 Blue Bird Conventional 1992 Blue Bird Conventional 1989 Blue Bird Tc2000 1990 Blue Bird Tc2000 1991 Blue Bird Tc2000 1992 Blue Bird Tc2000

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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