NHTSA recall 92V184000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 92V184000 |
| Manufacturer | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Reported | 1992-12-24 |
| Owners notified | 1993-03-22 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 912 |
What is wrong
THE ELECTRIC VANDAL LOCK CENTER PLUNGER CAN TAP THE CONTROL LOCK PIN, OF THE OUTWARD OPENING DOOR, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR LOCK TO BECOME DISENGAGED.
What can happen
THE DISENGAGED DOOR LOCK ALLOWS THE DOOR TO OPEN WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND ENDANGER OCCUPANTS NEAR THE DOOR IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
The remedy
MODIFY THE VANDAL DOOR LOCKS WITH BLUE BIRD SUPPLIED KITS.
Notes
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH OUTWARD OPENING DOOR WITHELECTRIC VANDAL LOCKS. MODELS ALL-AMERICAN FORWARD CONTROL, ALL-AMERICAN REARENGINE, GMC CONVENTIONAL, STANDARD BUS CONVENTIONAL, TC2000 FORWARD CONTROL,AND TC2000 REAR ENGINE.
| 1990 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built to 1992-11-01. |
|---|---|
| 1992 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1989 BLUE BIRD ALL-AMERICAN | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1991 BLUE BIRD ALL-AMERICAN | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1989 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1990 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1991 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1992 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1989 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1990 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1991 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built to 1992-11-01. |
| 1992 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built to 1992-11-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as ID92004
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| ID92004 | ID. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.