Blue Bird Body Company: Parking Brake › Conventional
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 2, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 360. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PARKING BRAKE RELEASE ROD "L" BRACKET CAN BEND, RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
The risk
UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE OF ANUNATTENDED VEHICLE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO ALLOW VEHICLE OWNERS TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER AND SUPPORT BRACKET.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Blue Bird Tcfc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Tcfc | 0 | 1 | 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 93V177000.
Full record for the 1993 Blue Bird Tcfc → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →