Blue Bird Body Company: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 26, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 150. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES C-60 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WILL REQUIRE TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS.
The risk
REPROGRAMMING THE ECM WILL PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF A TURBOCHARGER FAILURE FROM PROGRESSING TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E019000) AND WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Blue Bird LTC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird Wanderlodge Lxi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird LTC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird Wanderlodge Lxi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird LTC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird Wanderlodge Lxi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird LTC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Blue Bird Wanderlodge Lxi | 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 06V278000.
Full record for the 2003 Blue Bird LTC → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →