2000 Blue Bird ALL American & 2000 Blue Bird Commercial + 2 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix ABS anti-lock braking system. The primary and secondary brake treadle valve air lines were installed incorrectly at the bendix R12DC relay valve.
💥 The risk
With the brake system installed incorrectly, future maintenance might be affected by this inconsistency, causing the brakes to be installed incorrect, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will correct the air line plumbing at the bendix R12DC relay valve.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V051000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 400DR
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 3,113
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 8, 2000
- Built
- Mar 19, 1998 – Feb 3, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began march 8, 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).