Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 22, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,113. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BRAKE TREADLE VALVE AIR LINES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT THE BENDIX R12DC RELAY VALVE.
The risk
WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, FUTURE MAINTENANCE MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THIS INCONSISTENCY, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CORRECT THE AIR LINE PLUMBING AT THE BENDIX R12DC RELAY VALVE.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Commercial | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Q-Bus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird Q-Bus | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Blue Bird TC2000 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Q-Bus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V051000.
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