NHTSA recall 97V197000
Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Blue Bird TC2000
Reported Nov 7, 199716,338 vehicles affectedBLUE BIRD BODY COMPANYBuilt Jan 5, 1988 – Apr 6, 1998
The defect
Vehicle description: front and rear engine school buses equipped with 60 gallon side mounted fuel tank barriers. these buses do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity."
The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the fuel tank could be damaged, leaking fuel, possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Blue bird will ship instructions and modification kits to the owners of these buses.