NHTSA campaign 05V535000 · Blue Bird campaign R05KF
Blue Bird Recall 05V-535: FMVSS 404/403 - WHEELCHAIR LIFT
NHTSA recall 05V535000 (Blue Bird campaign R05KF) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on November 21, 2005, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Micro Bird for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 29, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V535000 (also written 05V-535 or 05V535)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R05KF
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 404
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V535000. 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 Micro Bird
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V535000.
Defect description
CERTAIN 2006 MY BLUE BIRD MICROBIRD SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2005. THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, AND 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES."
Safety consequence
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR MAY BE MOVED INTO A DRIVE GEAR ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND THEREBY ENDANGERING WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANTS ON THE LIFT AND PERSONS OUTSIDE THE BUS IN THE VICINITY OF THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY INSTALLING THE REQUIRED SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R05KF.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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V535000
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.