2008 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2009 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2009 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2008 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2008 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2009 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD; 2010 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Blue Bird Body Company is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 All American, Conventional, and Micro Bird Transit buses manufactured between December 16, 2007 and December 21, 2009 that are equipped with Ricon Model S or K Series public use wheelchair lifts. The defect involves the restraint belt on these lifts, which was designed to prevent the lift from operating unless the belt tongue is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. However, Ricon discovered that an operator can insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism, making the belt appear properly fastened when it is not. If the restraint belt is not fully latched, the lift may operate while someone is standing on the platform, which could result in injury to the user.
The remedy began on April 27, 2010. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a DVD-based training aid to address the issue. Affected owners should contact Ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 for more information about obtaining the warning decal and training materials.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
BLUE BIRD IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
BLUE BIRD HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 ALL AMERICAN, CONVENTIONAL, AND MICRO BIRD TRANSI BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 16, 2007 THROUGH DECEMBER 21, 2009 EQUIPPED WITH RICON MODEL S OR K SERIES PUBLIC USE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.