2000–2004 Blue Bird ALL American & 2000 Blue Bird TC2000 recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." one or more of the bolts attaching the driver's platform to the floor structure was omitted.
💥 The risk
The rear of the driver's platform may not be properly retained in the event of a crash which could increase the risk of injury or death to passengers.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. Owner notification began on november 20, 2003. 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 478-822-2242.
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
- 03V363000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R03GZ
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 8,088
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 20, 2003
- Built
- Oct 2, 1998 – Aug 22, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).