Blue Bird Body Company: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 13, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 793. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEEL BRAIDING ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY ABRADE THE BATTERY CABLE.
The risk
ABRASION OF THE BATTERY CABLE WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ASHORT CIRCUIT AND MAY RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
REROUTE THE POWER STEERING HOSES AND SECURE THE BATTERY CABLES TO PREVENT MOVEMENT.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 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 92V004000.
Full record for the 1991 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →