NHTSA campaign 01V320000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Air › Drum › Chamber

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 2001 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE ARVIN-MERITOR AIR BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTING NUTS CAN ALLOW THE NUTS TO LOOSEN OVER TIME.

The risk

THIS CONDITION COULD REDUCE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE VALUES ON EACH BRAKE CHAMBER NUT AND TIGHTEN TO SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 2001. 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 1-912-822-2242.

8 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2002 Blue Bird All American	1	14
2002 Blue Bird Commercial	0	1
2002 Blue Bird Q-Bus	0	2
2002 Blue Bird TC2000	0	11
2001 Blue Bird All American	1	14
2001 Blue Bird Commercial	1	2
2001 Blue Bird Q-Bus	0	5
2001 Blue Bird TC2000	0	12

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 01V320000.

Full record for the 2002 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →