Vehicle recall 99V020000 · February 2, 1999
1997-1999 Blue Bird Micro Bird
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…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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
- This chafing could result in a fuel leakage. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will place a shield over the additional floor reinforcement to protect the rubber fuel filler hose from chafing.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin February 18, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V020000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 2, 1999
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- R99CK
- Owner notification
- February 18, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 829
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
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 Micro Bird (1997-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997
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