Vehicle recall 93V080000 · May 17, 1993
Blue Bird Conventional, Micro Bird and 1 more model
A weld in the door lock assembly used on rear and/or side emergency doors can be overstressed and break.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- A weld in the door lock assembly used on rear and/or side emergency doors can be overstressed and break. When this occurs, a closed door cannot be opened, or if open it cannot be latched.
- Consequence
- An emergency door that will not open presents anincreased risk of injury to passengers attempting to leave a bus in anemergency situation. A door lock which will not close presents a risk of apassenger accidentally falling out of the bus.
- Remedy
- Replace the defective door locks.
- Notes
- System: structure: door lock assembly.vehicle description: buses manufactured at blue bird midwest plant.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 93V080000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 17, 1993
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Owner notification
- April 27, 1993
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,932
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
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 Conventional (1991): 1991
- Blue Bird Micro Bird (1991): 1991
- Blue Bird TC2000 (1991): 1991
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