Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 18, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,269. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO PHASE 1, D-VERSION ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), FAIL TO COMPLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." AN INTERNAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM IN THE ABS MAY NOT DETECT AN EXTREME WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AIR GAP. SUCH A CONDITION COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR DURING (1) ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY OR (2) SUBSEQUENT WHEEL END SERVICE.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT TO DETECT AN EXTREME WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AIR GAP CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ANTILOCK BRAKING FUNCTION ON THE WHEEL(S) WHERE THE AIR GAP EXISTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
THE ABS ECU WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED OR THE ECU WILL BE REPROGRAMMED.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 7 | 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 TC2000 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 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 00V279004.
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