NHTSA campaign 03V085000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 28, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,302. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB 6 CYLINDER ENGINES, THE LOWER ALTERNATOR SUPPORT BRACE OR MOUNTING HARDWARE CAN LOOSEN OR BREAK WHICH WILL ALLOW THE ALTERNATOR TO DROP ONTO THE ENGINE.

The risk

IN THIS EVENT, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS MAY BE DAMAGED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE MAY EXIST.

The remedy

CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER ALTERNATOR SUPPORT BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

6 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires
1999 Blue Bird All American	0	16	0
1999 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	11	0
1999 Blue Bird TC2000	5	15	1
1998 Blue Bird All American	1	9	0
1998 Blue Bird Commercial Series	0	7	0
1998 Blue Bird TC2000	0	19	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 03V085000.

Full record for the 1999 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →