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Blue Bird Body - Roof hatch external handle may break fmvss 217

Official notice

12 Jul 2019

Last checked

12 Jul 2019

Medium riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Blue Bird Body - Roof hatch external handle may break fmvss 217. If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Published 2019-07-12.

What to do now

Blue bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the outer hatch handle, free of charge. The recall began august 21, 2019. Owners may contact blue bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue bird's number for this recall is r19af - nsb.

Units affected

13

Recall number

R19AF - NSB

Official notice

2019-07-12

The hazard

If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Blue Bird Body Company — Roof hatch external handle may break/fmvss 217

Units affected

13

Risk / hazard

If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Blue Bird Body

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Blue Bird Body. Contact: Blue Bird Body Company.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R19AF - NSB

Campaign number

19V524000

Units affected

13

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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