2010 BLUE BIRD D3RE Recall
- Campaign:
- 13V504000 on 10/31/2013
- Component:
- Seats
- Affected:
- 402
- Defect:
- A-z bus sales, inc. (a-z bus) is recalling certain model year 2005-2013 blue bird a3re and d3re school buses equipped with c.e. white-brand flip seats.
- Consequence:
- When a flip seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the flip seat. when a vehicle passenger occupies the flip seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.
- Correction:
- A-z bus sales will notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. a-z bus sales will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. owners can contact a-z bus at 1-800-437-5522 or c. e. white at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2010 BLUE BIRD D3RE TSBs (12)
- Bulletin:
- SU-1202
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Blue bird: on certain buses, with a new front lever design, the front door panel has more pressure applied while in closed position. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-09-PV
- Component:
- 114000 electrical system:wiring
- Summary:
- Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. on model year (2009-2010) buses, when using the accessory power socket, the wiring may be incorrectly done, which could cause damage to the components. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-10-RA
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. bus may exhibit conditions of stop arm activated when ignition is on, windshield wipers sweep when ignition switch is on and then off, and blown number 5 fuse, as related to bod
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-10-RC
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Blue bird: see document search button for owner letter. door handle for engine compartment may be installed upside down and contact power steering reservoir's cap; lower bracket of engine compartment door gas strut fasteners may loosen.
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-10-RG
- Component:
- 022130 suspension:rear:springs:air suspension system
- Summary:
- Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. secondary air tank may be plumbed by rear air suspension air bags, in lieu of wet air tank. should hole or line breaks, tank loses air, gauge on dash indicates lost air and low
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-10-RX
- Component:
- 062000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system
- Summary:
- Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. on some model year buses with rear engine, the support bracket may fail on the charge air cooler tube. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-S-10-SM
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Blue bird bus: see document search button for owner letter. on certain model year buses, over engine heater hose, near turbo, the reflective heat shield insulation may have been omitted. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SU1206
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Bluebird: fan drive gearbox vent valve should be checked for clogging from road dust/dirt every six (6) months or 2500 engine hours. including model all american d3re rear engine. *js
- Bulletin:
- SU-1308
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Blue bird: on certain buses, service manuals and driver hand book need to be updated regarding the correction for maintenance on fuel filter replacement schedule. various models and model 2010-2014. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SU1702
- Component:
- 117000 digital instrument panel
- Summary:
- The intent of su1702 is to provide service part replacement instructions for our new ametek instrument cluster. the new cluster will be in full production beginning june 5, 2017. during the time between now and june 5, 2017 blue bird will b
- 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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