# NHTSA recall 92V184000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 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](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1989/recalls.md). Built to 1992\-11\-01.
- [1990 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1990/recalls.md). Built to 1992\-11\-01.
- [1991 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1991/recalls.md). Built to 1992\-11\-01.
- [1992 BLUE BIRD TC2000](/makes/blue-bird/tc2000/1992/recalls.md). Built to 1992\-11\-01.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/92V184000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/92V184000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/92V184000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/92V184000)

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