2000–2001 Blue Bird ALL American & 2000–2001 Blue Bird Commercial Series + 2 more recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
This condition CAN result in power failure and/or risk of fire in the engine compartment.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 01V191000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R01FF
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 5,631
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 30, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 1995 – May 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).