2004 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 04V426000 on 08/30/2004
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 02/16/1999 - 06/28/2004
- Affected:
- 372
- Defect:
- Certain blue bird 1999-2005 all american, tc/2000, micro bird, vision, conventional, and commercial series school buses equipped with sure-loc wheelchair securement systems and manufactured between february 17, 1999, and august 13, 2004. certain sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the defective part free of charge. the recall began september 21, 2004. owners who take their buses to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact at blue bird at 478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 05V074000 on 03/06/2005
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling
- Manufactured:
- 02/29/2004 - 03/30/2004
- Affected:
- 416
- Defect:
- Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird all american school and transit buses, conventional school buses, and commercial series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. these buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533a manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005. the stainless steel burner tube is made out of a material that is not to specification and could fail prematurely.
- Consequence:
- Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the burner tubes free of charge. the recall began on march 31, 2005. owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Free of charge.the recall began on march 7, 2005.owners may contact pro air at 574-970-0744.
- Campaign:
- 05V152000 on 04/14/2005
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Affected:
- 486
- Defect:
- Certain 2001 through 2005 all american, commercial series, and q-bus school and transit buses equipped with john deere 8.1 cng engines. the subject buses equipped with the john deere engines may surge inappropriately due to erractic operation of the air throttle if the engine is taken from full to zero load.
- Consequence:
- Unexpected engine surge could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury.
- Correction:
- John deere will notify blue bird's customers and repair the engines free of charge. customers are being instructed to contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.
- Notes:
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
2004 BLUE BIRD COMMERCIAL SERIES TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- SU-1209
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Blue bird: procedure update information being provided regarding replacement of heater resistors on all models. no model or model years listed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SM1601
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Blue bird troubleshooting guides: blue bird announcement of the addition of troubleshooting guides for assisting in the service of the blue bird products. these troubleshooting guides are available on the vantage website.
- Bulletin:
- SM1608
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- New blue bird support center - technical bus support: dealer memo to announce the new on-line blue bird support center for technical bus support requests.
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