NHTSA recall 93V032000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 93V032000 |
| Manufacturer | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Reported | 1993-03-01 |
| Owners notified | 1993-03-17 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Units potentially affected | 21000 |
What is wrong
PASSENGERS CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
What can happen
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THEHANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THEINDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUSINJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
REPLACE OR REPOSITION THE HANDRAILS TO STOP CLOTHING FROM BECOMING CAUGHT.
Notes
SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT: HANDRAILS AT BUS ENTRYWAYS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.
| 1980 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
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| 1981 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1982 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1983 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1984 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1985 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1986 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1987 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1988 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1989 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1990 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1991 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1992 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1988 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1989 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1990 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1991 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
| 1992 BLUE BIRD TC2000 | Built 1980-03-01 to 1992-03-01. |
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 PE93006
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.
| PE93006 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1993-02-09, closed 1993-03-24. HANDRAIL SNAGS. STRUCTURE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.