NHTSA campaign 11V569000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Fuel System, Diesel

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 2, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 250. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2012 ALL AMERICAN REAR ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 12, 2006, THROUGH JUNE 27, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH A 60 GALLON FUEL TANK. THE TANK RETURN LINE CAN DEVELOP A LEAK THAT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLAGE ALLOWED. ACCORDINGLY, THESE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."

The risk

A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

The remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.

6 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires
2012 Blue Bird All American	0	30	0
2011 Blue Bird All American	0	35	0
2010 Blue Bird All American	0	42	0
2009 Blue Bird All American	3	33	0
2008 Blue Bird All American	4	32	0
2007 Blue Bird All American	4	21	1

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 11V569000.

Full record for the 2012 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →