NHTSA campaign 09V479000 · Blue Bird campaign R09PY
Blue Bird Recall 09V-479: ROOF JOINT RIVETS
NHTSA recall 09V479000 (Blue Bird campaign R09PY) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on December 17, 2009, with 1,702 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Micro Bird for model years 2008–2010. Owners were notified on December 29, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V479000 (also written 09V-479 or 09V479)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R09PY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,702 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V479000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V479000.
Defect description
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 MICRO BIRD SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 28, 2007 THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2009. AN INCORRECT NUMBER OF RIVETS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE FRONT ROOF CAP THAT ATTACHES TO THE FRONT ROOF SHEET. THESE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH."
Safety consequence
AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF RIVETS IN THE ROOF WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE BUS OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R09PY.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V479000
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.