| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V020000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BLUE BIRD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MICRO BIRD |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
R99CK |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19970807 - 19990118 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
829 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990218 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990218 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19990202 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990203 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 30-INCH AND 34-INCH SEATS AND BARRIERS OR 36, 39, AND 45-INCH SEATS AND BARRIERS WITH OFFSET LEGS INSTALLED IN THE FIRST BODY SECTION BEHIND THE DRIVER. WHEN NARROW SEATS AND BARRIERS (30" AND 34") OR SEATS AND BARRIERS WITH OFFSET LEGS ARE INSTALLED, ADDITIONAL FLOOR REINFORCEMENT IS ADDED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THIS REINFORCEMENT INTERFERES WITH AND CHAFES THE RUBBER FUEL FILLER HOSE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CHAFING COULD RESULT IN A FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL PLACE A SHIELD OVER THE ADDITIONAL FLOOR REINFORCEMENT TO PROTECT THE RUBBER FUEL FILLER HOSE FROM CHAFING. |
