NHTSA campaign 02V302000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 13, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 485. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES, THE REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE COULD CONTACT THE FRAME RAIL AND ABRADE, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE.

The risk

IF THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE BRAKING COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR BRAKE HOSE TO FRAME RAIL CLEARANCE AND REPOSITION THE BRAKE HOSE CLAMPS AT THE AXLE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. ANY CHAFED BRAKE HOSES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 12, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

6 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls
2004 Blue Bird All American	10	15
2004 Blue Bird Commercial	0	1
2004 Blue Bird TC2000	0	5
2003 Blue Bird All American	2	11
2003 Blue Bird Commercial	0	1
2003 Blue Bird TC2000	8	6

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 02V302000.

Full record for the 2004 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →