2000–2003 Blue Bird LTC 40 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain coaches equipped with optional restroom fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the pushout window located on the right side, at the rear of the bus, is substantially obstructed by the restroom and yet it is labeled as an emergency exit.
💥 The risk
In the event of an emergency, an occupant may not be able to properly exit the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Distributors and owners will be notified to remove the label identifying the window as an emergency exit. Owner notification began september 20, 2002. Owners should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242, if they have any questions.
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
- 02V230000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R02GF
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 194
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 20, 2002
- Built
- Nov 21, 1997 – Jul 30, 2002
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).