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NHTSA campaign 98V128000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Blue Bird Body Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum

Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 12, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 433. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STEERING AXLE BRAKE DRUMS, PART NUMBER 61958B, USED IN AN AXLE ASSEMBLY COMBINATION SUPPLIED SOLELY TO BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY BY WEBB WHEEL. THE BRAKE DRUM IS OVERSIZED IN THE AREA ABOVE THE MOUNTING FLANGE AND PREVENTS THE DISC WHEEL FROM MOUNTING FLAT AGAINST THE BRAKE DRUM.

The risk

PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO DISC WHEEL CRACKING AND SUBSEQUENT DISC WHEEL FAILURE. THIS COULD ALSO LEAD TO LOOSE FLANGE NUTS AND LOSS OF A WHEEL IF NOT DETECTED.

The remedy

WEBB WHEEL WILL REPLACE BOTH STEERING AXLE BRAKE DRUMS. ALSO, IF CONTACT IS PRESENT BETWEEN THE BRAKE DRUM AND THE DISC WHEEL, BOTH STEERING AXLE BRAKE DRUMS AND BOTH STEERING AXLE DISC WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.

6 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
1998 Blue Bird C10100
1998 Blue Bird TC10000200
1997 Blue Bird C10100
1997 Blue Bird TC10000100
1996 Blue Bird C10100
1996 Blue Bird TC10000100

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 98V128000.

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