2011 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN D3 Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 10V306000 on 07/01/2010
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:cruise control
- Manufactured:
- 05/12/2009 - 06/24/2010
- Affected:
- 2,325
- Defect:
- Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 d3 all american school buses manufactured from may 13, 2009 through june 25, 2010 and 2011 model year vision school buses manufactured from november 9, 2009 through june 24, 2010. these buses are equipped with a cruise control feature which once activated may not de-activate when the service brakes are applied.
- Consequence:
- In the event the cruise control fails to de-activate when the service brakes are applied, the potential for a vehicle crash could occur.
- Correction:
- Blue bird sent an interim letter to dealers and owners on july 1, 2010 instructing dealers to disable the cruise control mechanism until a permanent remedy is available. a decal wasl provided to affix to the dash advising operators that the cruise control has been disabled. a permanent repair has now been established. dealers will repair the buses by installing a failsafe curcuit in the cruise control system free of charge. all owners, regardless of whether they received the interim fix or not, will be notified and offered the permanent remedy. the safety recall began on august 5, 2010. owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Blue bird's recall campaign number is r10sh.owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 10V307000 on 07/01/2010
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:cruise control
- Manufactured:
- 05/18/2009 - 06/14/2010
- Affected:
- 319
- Defect:
- Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 d3 all american non school buses manufactured from may 19, 2009 through june 15, 2010 and 2011 model year vision non school buses manufactured from april 9, 2009 through april 10, 2010. these buses are equipped with a cruise control feature which once activated may not de-activate when the service brakes are applied.
- Consequence:
- In the event the cruise control fails to de-activate when the service brakes are applied, the potential for a vehicle crash could occur.
- Correction:
- Blue bird sent an interim letter to dealers and owners on july 1, 2010 instructing dealers to disable the cruise control mechanism until a permanent remedy is available. a decal wasl provided to affix to the dash advising operators that the cruise control has been disabled. a permanent repair has now been established. dealers will repair the buses by installing a failsafe curcuit in the cruise control system free of charge. all owners, regardless of whether they received the interim fix or not, will be notified and offered the permanent remedy. the safety recall began on august 5, 2010. owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Blue bird's recall campaign number is r10sh.owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
2011 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN D3 TSBs (5)
- 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:
- 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:
- S16YJ
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Service bulletin: rear engine exhaust cables: certain 2011 through 2017 model year blue bird all american rear engine school and non-school buses manufactured from june 5, 2010 through december 8, 2015, and equipped with optional cummins
- 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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