Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Air › Disc
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 4, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 156. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES, MOTOR HOMES, COMMUTER COACHES, AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ARVIN-MERITOR DX 225 AIR DISC BRAKES, ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE SMOKE IN THE WHEEL AREA DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE AIR DISC BRAKE PADS.
The risk
A POTENTIAL FIRE IN THE WHEEL MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
ARVIN-MERITOR WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO ENSURE PROPER SET-UP AND OPERATION. THIS RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Blue Bird Ultra LF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Express 4000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Express 4500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Ultra LF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird Ultra LF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird Wanderlodge M380 | 0 | 1 | 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 04V388000.
Full record for the 2005 Blue Bird Ultra LF → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →