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NHTSA recall 96V126001

Seats

Blue Bird Csfe and 6 more

Reported Jul 11, 199611,371 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt Sep 1, 1993 – Apr 1, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model F222 or bostrum "routemaster" seat. blue bird option 2821 or 2824. the seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support.

The risk

The upper mounting plate and seat upper gradually becomes loose resulting in the upper plate detaching from the supporting column and the seat can fall from its mounting. this can result in personal injury to the driver.

The remedy

Dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Blue Bird Csfe
1993199419951996
Blue Bird Csre
1993199419951996
Blue Bird Gmcv
1993199419951996
Blue Bird Gpwb
1993199419951996
Blue Bird Mbwb
1993199419951996
Blue Bird Sbcv
1993199419951996
Blue Bird TC2000
1993199419951996

Notes

Owner notification began july 15, 1996.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 1-912-825-9608. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.