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NHTSA recall 00V130000

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Blue Bird Commercial Series and 1 more

Reported May 5, 20002,088 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYMaker’s number R00DVBuilt Aug 26, 1994 – Apr 4, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with transit sliding pushout windows. potential sticking and/or binding of the pushout window inner frame within the outer frame results in opening forces exceeding the requirements of fmvss no. 217, "bus window retention and release."

The risk

Personal injury could occur in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Owners will be provided with step-by-step procedures for modifying the transit sliding pushout windows to conform the fmvss 217 requirements.

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird Commercial Series
199519961997199819992000
Blue Bird Transhuttle
199519961997199819992000

Notes

Owner notification began may 25, 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 1-912-825-2021. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).