Blue Bird Body Company: Vehicle Speed Control
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 2, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,896. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES. MOVEMENT OF THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE IN THE ACCELERATOR BRACKET RUBS A GROOVE IN THE BRACKET. THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE CAN BECOME WEDGED IN THIS GROOVE PREVENTING THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.
The risk
THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO DISCONNECT THE HAND THROTTLE CABLE UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Blue Bird All American | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Blue Bird All American | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Blue Bird All American | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 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 98V153000.
Full record for the 1998 Blue Bird All American → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →