Blue Bird Body Company: Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 12, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 275. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A 150 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER, OPTION 4362, HAS BEEN WIRED IN PARALLEL WITH A STANDARD EQUIPMENT CIRCUIT, THEREBY NOT PROVIDING THE REQUIRED PROTECTION.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR SHORT-CIRCUIT, INADEQUATE CIRCUITPROTECTION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT CIRCUIT MUST BE REMOVED.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Blue Bird All American | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird TC2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Blue Bird TC2000 | 1 | 13 | 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 92V115000.
Full record for the 1992 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →