NHTSA campaign 03V363000 · Blue Bird campaign R03GZ

Blue Bird Recall 03V-363: BLUE BIRD/FMVSS 221/FLOOR STRUCTURE BOLTS

NHTSA recall 03V363000 (Blue Bird campaign R03GZ) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on October 8, 2003, with 8,088 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird TC2000 for model years 1995–2004 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 20, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V363000 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: 03V363000 (also written 03V-363 or 03V363)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number: R03GZ
Report received: October 8, 2003
Potentially affected: 8,088 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body
Owners notified: November 20, 2003
Safety standard: FMVSS 221

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V363000. 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
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 2, 1998 – August 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird TC2000
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 31, 1990 – July 12, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V363000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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 03V363000

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.