2001–2002 Blue Bird Conventional & 2001–2002 Blue Bird TC2000 recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain school buses equipped with optional high back seats with 9" split sash, pushout windows fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the affected units have seats located incorrectly with respect to the pushout window openings.
💥 The risk
In the event of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to properly exit the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will relocate the seats and pushout windows. Owner notification began july 24, 2002. 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 1-478-825-2021.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V155000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R02FZ
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 39
- Component
- SEATS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 24, 2002
- Built
- Jul 25, 2001 – Mar 29, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).