2004–2005 Blue Bird Vision recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain 2004-2006 my blue bird Vision conventional school and non school buses maunfactured from june 12, 2003, through february 22, 2005. A short CAN occur in the crossing arm circuit or the 8-WAY warning light circuit, causing the heavy duty transistor w/built in circuit protect to trip resulting in an inadvertent engine shutdown.
💥 The risk
A vehicle crash could occur should the engine shutdown while the bus is in use, possibly resulting in injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Blue bird will notify its customers and repair the buses by relocating the circuits to a separate circuit protected by a circuit breaker free of charge. The recall began on march 24, 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
- 05V075000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R05JN
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 4,657
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 24, 2005
- Built
- Jun 12, 2003 – Feb 22, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R05JN.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.