Blue Bird Body Company: Fuel System, Diesel
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 22, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,891. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN 1998 THROUGH 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000 SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES, AND COMMERCIAL SERIES BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP COULD FAIL TO TRANSFER FUEL APPROPRIATELY CREATING AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.
The risk
SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CUMMINS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL LIFT PUMP REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-DIESELS.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 1998 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird Commercial Series | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 19 | 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 05V062000.
Full record for the 2002 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →