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Blue bird

Official notice

23 Feb 2011

Last checked

23 Feb 2011

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. On certain buses, the driver's seat shock damper may break allowing the driver's seat to unexpectedly drop to the floor without warning. In the event this situation should occur while the bus is in operation, the driver may lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage or personal injury to occupants of passengers or pedestrians. Correction: Dealers will replace the seat shock if necessary. Published 2011-02-23.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71701

Official notice

2011-02-23

The hazard

On certain buses, the driver's seat shock damper may break allowing the driver's seat to unexpectedly drop to the floor without warning. In the event this situation should occur while the bus is in operation, the driver may lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage or personal injury to occupants of passengers or pedestrians. Correction: Dealers will replace the seat shock if necessary.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

71701

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Affected products

Product 1

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

Product 2

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

Product 3

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

Product 4

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

Product 5

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

Product 6

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

Product 7

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

Product 8

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

Risk / hazard

On certain buses, the driver's seat shock damper may break allowing the driver's seat to unexpectedly drop to the floor without warning. In the event this situation should occur while the bus is in operation, the driver may lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage or personal injury to occupants of passengers or pedestrians. Correction: Dealers will replace the seat shock if necessary.

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

71701

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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