Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 11, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,422. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE CHASSIS FRAME MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED OR RETAINED ON CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2009 MY BLUE BIRD VISION CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 11, 2004 THROUGH APRIL 22, 2008.
The risk
IMPROPER ROUTING OR RETENTION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSES MAY RESULT IN BRAKE HOSES CHAFFING AGAINST THE BUS BODY AND/OR CHASSIS COMPONENTS WHICH COULD CAUSE A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Blue Bird Vision | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Blue Bird Vision | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Blue Bird Vision | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Blue Bird Vision | 0 | 17 | 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 08V312000.
Full record for the 2009 Blue Bird Vision → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →