2010 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN; 2010 BLUE BIRD CONVENTIONAL; 2010 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Blue Bird Body Company has recalled certain model year 2010 All American, Conventional, and Micro Bird school buses manufactured between April 24 and November 14, 2009 that are equipped with Ricon S Series and K Series L-Model wheelchair lifts. The lifts have a software defect in the "Up" function that can cause the platform to continue rising for approximately one second after the operator releases the switch, potentially causing the platform to overrun the vehicle floor level and stop at an angle of 15 to 20 degrees. This hazard could result in a wheelchair user tipping over or a standing person falling and sustaining injuries.
Blue Bird will notify owners of the recall. Ricon is developing a software solution to fix the defect, but until it becomes available, Ricon will provide owners at no cost with an instructional bulletin on proper wheelchair lift operation and a DVD-based training aid. Once the software solution is available, authorized Ricon dealers will perform repairs free of charge. Affected consumers should contact Ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or Blue Bird at 1-478-822-2242 to receive the bulletin and training materials and to schedule the repair once it becomes available.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
WHEN THE PLATFORM OVERRUNS THE VEHICLE FLOOR LEVEL AND STOPS AT AN ANGLE FROM 15-20 DEGREES, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR TO TIP OVER AND FOR SOMEONE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM TO FALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED RICON DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. CURRENTLY RICON IS DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE SOLUTION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE. UNTIL THE SOFTWARE SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE, RICON WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A BULLETIN OUTLINING PROPER WHEELCHAIR LIFT OPERATION AND WILL SHIP OWNERS A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID TO PROMOTE PROPER LIFT OPERATION AT NO COST. PLEASE SEE RICON'S SAFETY RECALL 09E-061. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 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 2010 ALL AMERICAN, CONVENTIONAL, AND MICRO BIRD SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 24 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14, 2009 EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN RICON S SERIES AND K SERIES L-MODEL WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE LIFT'S "UP" FUNCTION. IF THE "UP" SWITCH IS RELEASED BEFORE THE FLOOR LEVEL LIMIT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, THE LIFT MAY CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONTINUED UPWARD TRAVEL MAY OVERRUN THE FLOOR LEVEL CUT OFF POINT.
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