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Blue bird

Official notice

8 Dec 2015

Last checked

8 Dec 2015

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. On certain buses equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift, the lift platform sides may crack, which could cause the lift to lean against the vehicle door(s) and potentially fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Ricon Corporation repair facilities will inspect lift platforms, link arms and bearings for cracks, damage or misalignment and if found to be damaged, link arms and/or platform will be replaced. Note: This recall supersedes recall 2014-359. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and potential repair. Published 2015-12-08.

What to do now

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Recall number

69189

Official notice

2015-12-08

The hazard

On certain buses equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift, the lift platform sides may crack, which could cause the lift to lean against the vehicle door(s) and potentially fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Ricon Corporation repair facilities will inspect lift platforms, link arms and bearings for cracks, damage or misalignment and if found to be damaged, link arms and/or platform will be replaced. Note: This recall supersedes recall 2014-359. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and potential repair.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

69189

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: MICRO BIRD NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

Year: 2008, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2008, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: MICRO BIRD NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2009, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: MICRO BIRD NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2010, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2010, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: MICRO BIRD NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 9

Year: 2011, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 10

Year: 2011, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: MICRO BIRD NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 11

Year: 2012, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 12

Year: 2013, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 13

Year: 2014, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 14

Year: 2015, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

On certain buses equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift, the lift platform sides may crack, which could cause the lift to lean against the vehicle door(s) and potentially fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: Ricon Corporation repair facilities will inspect lift platforms, link arms and bearings for cracks, damage or misalignment and if found to be damaged, link arms and/or platform will be replaced. Note: This recall supersedes recall 2014-359. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and potential repair.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69189

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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