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Blue bird

Official notice

24 Feb 2011

Last checked

24 Feb 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Blue bird. On certain school buses, adhesive for the inside panels adjacent to the rear center emergency door was inadvertently omitted from the joints. Without the required adhesive, in the event of a crash there is an increased risk of personal injury or death to the bus occupants. Correction: Dealers will removed affected panels, adhesive will be applied and panels re-installed. Published 2011-02-24.

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Recall number

71948

Official notice

2011-02-24

The hazard

On certain school buses, adhesive for the inside panels adjacent to the rear center emergency door was inadvertently omitted from the joints. Without the required adhesive, in the event of a crash there is an increased risk of personal injury or death to the bus occupants. Correction: Dealers will removed affected panels, adhesive will be applied and panels re-installed.

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Recall Numbers

71948

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Affected products

Product 1

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

Risk / hazard

On certain school buses, adhesive for the inside panels adjacent to the rear center emergency door was inadvertently omitted from the joints. Without the required adhesive, in the event of a crash there is an increased risk of personal injury or death to the bus occupants. Correction: Dealers will removed affected panels, adhesive will be applied and panels re-installed.

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

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71948

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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