Blue Bird Body Company: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 31, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,863. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2006 MY BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000, AND VISION TRANSIT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 5, 2001, AND JULY 15, 2005. THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH THAT HAS CONNECTIONS THAT MAY BE LOOSE ON THE BATTERY SWITCH STUDS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BUS TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION.
The risk
SHOULD THE BUS SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19 , 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird All American | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird All American | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird TC2000 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 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 05V382000.
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