2000 Blue Bird ALL American recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: front engine school and transit buses. The power distribution unit (pdu) cables are inadequately supported or routed in close proximity to the steering pitman arm.
💥 The risk
The cable CAN chafe resulting in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with step by step repair instructions for re-routing the wires.
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
- 00V071000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R00DS
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 779
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 13, 2000
- Built
- Mar 19, 1998 – Feb 3, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began april 13, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free repair kitwithin 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).