Blue Bird Body Company: Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 5, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,747. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN MY 2001 THROUGH 2007 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MOUNTED ON FORD DIESEL CHASSIS PRODUCED WITH AN OPTIONAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 14, 2000, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5, 2007. A FUSIBLE LINK PROVIDED ON THE FORD CHASSIS PDU POWER CABLE WAS REMOVED WHEN THE CABLE WAS SHORTENED TO ACCOMMODATE AN OPTIONAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT.
The risk
A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY INSTALLING A FUSIBLE LINK IN THE PDU POWER CABLE CIRCUIT AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE LOOM TO BE USED AS TEMPORARY PROTECTION AROUND ANY SECTIONS OF THE POWER CABLE THAT THE OWNER IDENTIFIES AS BEING DAMAGED OR CHAFED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 8, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 3 | 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 07V552000.
Full record for the 2007 Blue Bird Micro Bird → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →