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Blue bird

Official notice

4 May 2012

Last checked

4 May 2012

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. On certain school buses equipped with a Braun wheelchair lift, over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. As a result, a wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the user could fall and sustain injury. Correction: Authorized Braun service facilities will replace the outer barrier latch, bracket and clevis pin. Published 2012-05-04.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70959

Official notice

2012-05-04

The hazard

On certain school buses equipped with a Braun wheelchair lift, over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. As a result, a wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the user could fall and sustain injury. Correction: Authorized Braun service facilities will replace the outer barrier latch, bracket and clevis pin.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

70959

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Affected products

Product 1

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

Product 2

Year: 2009, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: VISION SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

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

Product 4

Year: 2010, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: VISION SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

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

Product 6

Year: 2011, Make: BLUE BIRD, Model: VISION SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

On certain school buses equipped with a Braun wheelchair lift, over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. As a result, a wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the user could fall and sustain injury. Correction: Authorized Braun service facilities will replace the outer barrier latch, bracket and clevis pin.

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

70959

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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