NHTSA campaign 02V185000 · Blue Bird campaign R02GB

Blue Bird Recall 02V-185: BLUE BIRD/FMVSS 101/LABEL

NHTSA recall 02V185000 (Blue Bird campaign R02GB) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on July 15, 2002, with 408 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird TC2000 for model years 1995–2002 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 29, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V185000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V185000 (also written 02V-185 or 02V185)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number: R02GB
Report received: July 15, 2002
Potentially affected: 408 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified: August 29, 2002
Safety standard: FMVSS 101

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V185000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Blue Bird

Blue Bird All American
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built November 30, 1995 – April 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird TC2000
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built November 30, 1995 – April 23, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V185000.

Defect description

CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARD NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS." THIS STANDARD REQUIRES SPECIFIC LABELING FOR "ENGINE START" AND "ENGINE STOP." THE WORDING OF THE LABELS ON THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Safety consequence

THE OPERATOR COULD PLACE THE ENGINE SWITCH IN A POSITION OTHER THAN THAT INTENDED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NEW DECALS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 29, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V185000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.