Blue Bird Body Company: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting
Blue Bird Body Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 31, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 772. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE BOLTS RETAINING THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CAN LOOSEN ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DISLODGE.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO SLIP, INCREASING THE RISK OF THE TANK HITTING THE GROUND, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BOLTS AND NUTS IN THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WITH NEW BOLTS AND NUTS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Blue Bird Micro Bird | 0 | 4 | 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 98V176000.
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