NHTSA campaign 99V330000

Blue Bird Recall 99V-330: BLUE BIRD/PARCEL RACK FASTENERS

NHTSA recall 99V330000 was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on November 22, 1999, with 38 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird LTC 40 for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on December 17, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
99V330000 (also written 99V-330 or 99V330)
Filed by
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Report received
Potentially affected
38 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Unknown or Other
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V330000. 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 LTC 40

    • 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 24, 1998 – November 11, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V330000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE FASTENERS USED TO ATTACH PARCEL RACKS TO BODY STRUCTURE MAY BECOME DISLODGED ALLOWING THE RACKS TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING.

Safety consequence

IF THE PARCEL RACKS FELL, A PASSENGER COULD BE INJURED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, BY REMOVING THE PARCEL RACK, ADDING A REINFORCEMENT ANGLE OVER JOINT, AND RE-INSTALLING THE PARCEL RACK USING RIVETS AND PK SCREWS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 17, 1999.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 1-912-822-2242. ALSO 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 99V330000

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.