The worst 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird problems
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Recalls 2
Structure: body
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: school buses. These buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of fmvss no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
- Remedy
- Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. Owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
Recall number 00V219000 · Recall details
Seats
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: school buses. The wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
- Risk
- In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
Recall number 99V018000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird 1
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Questions about the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird
Is the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird reliable?
Owners have filed 0 complaints about the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird.
What is the most common problem with the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird?
There are not enough complaints to tell.
How many recalls does the 1997 Blue Bird Mini Bird have?
2 recalls, covering structure and seats.
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