2002–2005 Blue Bird ALL American & 2003–2006 Blue Bird Conventional + 1 more recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain 2002-2006 my blue bird ALL American school and transit buses, Conventional school buses, and Commercial Series transit buses manufactured between december 21, 2002, and february 24, 2005. These buses are equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533A manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005. The stainless steel burner tube is made out of a material that is not to specification and could fail prematurely.
💥 The risk
Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify its customers and replace the burner tubes free of charge. The recall began on march 31, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 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
- 05V074000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R05JM
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 416
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 31, 2005
- Built
- Mar 1, 2004 – Mar 31, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Free of charge.the recall began on march 7, 2005.owners may contact pro air at 574-970-0744.