2008 Blue Bird Micro Bird recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain 2008 blue Bird Micro Bird school buses manufactured between september 5 and october 15, 2007. The subject buses were manufactured without a rear emergency door audible alarm/buzzer which fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, 'bus emergency exits and window retention and release.'
💥 The risk
This standard establishes requirements for the retention of windows other than windshields in buses, and establishes operating forces, opening dimensions, and markings for bus emergency exits. The purpose o f this standard is to minimize the likelihood of occupants being thrown from the bus and to provide a means of readily accessible emergency egress.
🔧 The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on february 4, 2008. Owners CAN contact blue Bird at 478-822-2242.
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V501000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R07MN
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 17
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 4, 2008
- Built
- Sep 5, 2007 – Oct 15, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue Bird recall no. R07MN.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.