2001–2002 Blue Bird ALL American & 2001–2002 Blue Bird Commercial + 2 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses. Insufficient torque on the arvin-meritor air brake chamber mounting nuts CAN allow the nuts to loosen over time.
💥 The risk
This condition could reduce braking of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the torque values on each brake chamber nut and tighten to specifications. Owner notification began november 16, 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
- 01V320000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R01FK
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,500
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 16, 2001
- Built
- Feb 14, 2001 – Oct 4, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R01FK.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).