Vehicle recall 77V238000 · December 28, 1977

1977-1978 Blue Bird Mini Bird

On the involved vehicles, the operating mechanism within the emergency door latch or wheel chair lift door latch could malfunction and would thus prevent the door from operating.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: On the involved vehicles, the operating mechanism within the emergency door latch or wheel chair lift door latch could malfunction and would thus prevent the door from operating. This fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
Remedy: Owners will receive replacement latch assemblies with installation instructions and will be reimbursed for labor costs. Old latches should be destroyed after removal.
Notes: Vehicle description: buses, conventional and transit.system: structure; emergency doors.consequences of defect: in an emergency situation, failure of these doors tooperate could result in serious injuries to vehicle passengers.note: the doors should be checked frequently to ensure proper latch operation.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 77V238000
Reported to NHTSA: December 28, 1977
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Owner notification: February 6, 1979
Vehicles potentially affected: 6,000
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Unknown or other

Recall 77V238000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Blue Bird Mini Bird (1977-1978): 1978, 1977

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