Blue Bird Body Company: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 7, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,339. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN 2008 BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 6 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4, 2007. THE OIL FILL CAP MAY SEPARATE FROM THE OIL FILL TUBE ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO BE EMITTED FROM THE TUBE. OIL COULD WET THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE SHOES/PADS RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY.
The risk
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD IS ADVISING THE OWNERS TO REMOVE THEIR BUSES FROM SERVICE UNTIL THEY HAVE THE BUSES REPAIRED AND TO CONTACT A CATERPILLAR DEALER FOR AN INTERIM REPAIR. THE INTERIM REPAIR CONSISTS OF INSTALLING TWO SCREWS THROUGH THE OIL FILL TUBE TO RETAIN THE OIL FILL CAP IN PLACE. CATERPILLAR WILL ISSUE A SEPARATE RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 THAT WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO CONTACT A CATERPILLAR DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A NEW OIL FILL TUBE INSTALLED AS A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242 OR CATERPILLAR AT 800-447-4986.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 30 | 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 07V407000.
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