2004 Blue Bird Vision recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain school buses, the power cables that run from the starter to the power distributor unit may chafe against the bottom corner of the front floor panel, resulting in an electrical short.
💥 The risk
An electrical short could result in the shut down of engine parts or result in an underhood fire.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will provide owners with parts and instructions to install revised cable mounting brackets. Owner notification began october 23, 2003. 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 1-478-822-2242.
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
- 03V355000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R03GX
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 486
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 23, 2003
- Built
- Jun 12, 2003 – Sep 23, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R03GX.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).