2000 Blue Bird LTC 40 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: transit buses. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." the brake system does not have an R12-DC valve or secondary control line in the braking system.
💥 The risk
The absence of the valve and secondary control line could cause increased stopping distances.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install the required valve and secondary control line. Owner notification began april 27, 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.
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
- 01V076000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R01EV
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 88
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 27, 2001
- Built
- Mar 1, 1998 – Mar 6, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).