1997 BLUE BIRD TC2000 Recalls (8)
- Campaign:
- 97V197000 on 11/19/1997
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
- Manufactured:
- 01/04/1988 - 04/05/1998
- Affected:
- 16,338
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: front and rear engine school buses equipped with 60 gallon side mounted fuel tank barriers. these buses do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 301, "fuel system integrity."
- Consequence:
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the fuel tank could be damaged, leaking fuel, possibly resulting in a vehicle fire.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will ship instructions and modification kits to the owners of these buses.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin march 10, 1998.owners who do not receive the free modification kits and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 98V110000 on 05/26/1998
- Component:
- Fuel system, other:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufactured:
- 10/08/1996 - 08/20/1997
- Affected:
- 64
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: rear engine school buses equipped with option 04888 dedicated compressed natural gas (cng) fuel package. the 24" long stainless steel braided fuel hoses can leak at the hose end fittings.
- Consequence:
- These hoses can fracture allowing cng fuel leakage increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these hoses with conductive thermoplastic hoses.
- Notes:
- Owner notificationbegan june 11, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V018000 on 01/31/1999
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1987 - 01/03/1999
- Affected:
- 41,260
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses. the wall side attaching bolts for some of the passenger seats may have been installed too close to the edge of the seat ledge and in the wrong attaching hole resulting in weakening of the seat ledge at the attachment points.
- Consequence:
- In the event of a frontal crash, the rear attaching bolt of these seats could pull out of the seat ledge increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will furnish to distributors and owners, parts and instructions necessary to strengthen the passenger seat attachment at the wall side.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began april 28 and july 29, 1999. owners who do not receive the free parts and instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V162000 on 06/15/2000
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:controls:foot control
- Manufactured:
- 10/14/1997 - 05/30/2000
- Affected:
- 9,687
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix air brakes. bendix changed the internal design of the qr1c relay valve by adding a hole in the internal diaphragm. when the hole in the diaphragm aligns with the hole in the valve body, the brake application time increases.
- Consequence:
- Under certain conditions, such as parked on an incline, driver activates the parking brake but removes foot from the threadle valve, the bus could roll before the parking brake is fully engaged.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the qr1c valves.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began june 14, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V219000 on 08/10/2000
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/1993 - 12/05/1999
- Affected:
- 25,839
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school buses. these buses fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength requirements of fmvss no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."
- Consequence:
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the roof may not be supported sufficiently, causing personal injury to bus occupants.
- Correction:
- Owners will be contacted and advised to inspect each roof joint. owners will install repair rivets in each joint found to have insufficient quantity of rivets in each examined 8 inch section.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began december 18, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V191000 on 06/13/2001
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1995 - 05/30/2001
- Affected:
- 5,631
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with rear mounted engines. the 12-volt power supply cable(s) may be chaffed by hoses, harnesses, frame components, or clamps.
- Consequence:
- This condition can result in power failure and/or risk of fire in the engine compartment.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove and inspect the 12-volt power cable(s) from the battery to the starter and, if necessary, will replace the cables. owner notification began july 30, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-822-2242.
- Notes:
- Blue bird recall no. r01ff.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02V185000 on 07/22/2002
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 11/29/1995 - 04/22/2002
- Affected:
- 408
- Defect:
- Certain transit buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle standard no. 101, "controls and displays." this standard requires specific labeling for "engine start" and "engine stop." the wording of the labels on these vehicles do not meet the requirements of the standard.
- Consequence:
- The operator could place the engine switch in a position other than that intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Owners will be provided with new decals and installation instructions. owner notification began august 29, 2002. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.
- 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:
- 03V363000 on 10/22/2003
- Component:
- Structure:body
- Manufactured:
- 08/30/1990 - 07/11/1999
- Affected:
- 8,088
- Defect:
- Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." one or more of the bolts attaching the driver's platform to the floor structure was omitted.
- Consequence:
- The rear of the driver's platform may not be properly retained in the event of a crash which could increase the risk of injury or death to passengers.
- Correction:
- Blue bird will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected units. owner notification began on november 20, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact 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).
1997 BLUE BIRD TC2000 TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- S98BT98
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Vehicle experiencing turbo pipe breaking at top flange. *yc
- Bulletin:
- S01EP
- Component:
- 115000 electrical system:fuses and circuit breakers
- Summary:
- Subject buses may have had concerns regarding fuses blowing frequently in the front heater circuit. *tt
- 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.
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