2004–2006 Blue Bird Ultra LF recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain commercial series transit buses equipped with cummins ISB-02 diesel engines built with emc controlled fuel lift pumps. Erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature electric brush wear internal to the fuel lift pump. This premature wear could result in fuel lift pump failure and in some cases may cause an engine stall condition.
💥 The risk
Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
🔧 The fix
Cummins, in conjunction with blue bird, will notify owners and repair the engines by emc recalibration and replacement of the fuel lift pump at no charge to the customer. Owners may contact cummins assistance center at 1-800-DIESELS or 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
- 05V404000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R05KB
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 46
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- May 28, 2004 – Jul 12, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R05KB.customers may 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.