← NHTSA complaints

2007 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN — TIRES

fire · 1295347 · 2016-07-05

Vehicle

Make
BLUE BIRD
Model
ALL AMERICAN
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
111,068

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BETWEEN 0920 AND 0940 HRS ON 26 MARCH 2016, BUS WAS TRANSPORTING 15 SOLDIERS TO VICTORY RANCH AND HEAR A LOUD NOISE. ONE SOLDIER STATED NOISE WAS A TIRE. DRIVER PULLED OFF ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ANOTHER LOUD NOISE AND ONE OF THE SOLDIERS SAID IT WAS A FIRE. DRIVER STATED THE BUS FINALLY ALLOWED HIM TO BRAKE AND HE INSTRUCTED THE SOLDIERS TO EXIT THE BUS AND CALL 911. ...UPDATED 07/13/16 *BF ....UPDATED 07/26/16 *BF...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10883231
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown