2000–2001 Blue Bird ALL American & 2000–2001 Blue Bird Commercial Series + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: transit and school buses equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur during (1) original assembly or (2) subsequent wheel end service.
💥 The risk
Failure of the electronic control unit to detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap CAN result in the loss of antilock braking function on the wheel(s) where the air gap exists, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
The ABS ECU will be removed and replaced or the ECU will be reprogrammed.
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
- 00V279004
- Manufacturer recall #
- R00EJ
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,269
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 12, 2001
- Built
- Jan 1, 1999 – Dec 15, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owner notification began february 12, 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 . Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).