Blue Bird Body Company: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 24, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A SUDDEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS DURING HARD TURNS RESULTS IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE PRESSURE LOSS OCCURS WHEN THE HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN ENGINE COOLING FAN TURNS OFF IN THE TURN.
The risk
THE DRIVER REACTS TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST BY OVERSTEERING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVES WILL BE REPLACED WITH VALVES OF A NEW DESIGN. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO DISCONNECT THE FAN CUTOFF SWITCH SO THAT HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN FANS WILL RUN FULL TIME, ELIMINATING THE PRESSURE SPIKE.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Blue Bird Aare | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Qbre | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird Tcre | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Aare | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Qbre | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird Tcre | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Aare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Qbre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird Tcre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Aare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Csre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Qbre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Blue Bird Tcre | 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 94V157000.
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