2001–2007 Blue Bird Micro Bird recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain my 2001 through 2007 blue Bird Micro Bird model school buses mounted on ford diesel chassis produced with an optional battery compartment manufactured from december 14, 2000, through september 5, 2007. A fusible link provided on the ford chassis pdu power cable was removed when the cable was shortened to accommodate an optional battery compartment.
💥 The risk
A vehicle fire CAN occur.
🔧 The fix
Blue Bird will notify owners and repair the buses by installing a fusible link in the pdu power cable circuit and will also provide protective loom to be used as temporary protection around any sections of the power cable that the owner identifies as being damaged or chafed. The recall began on may 8, 2008. Owners CAN 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
- 07V552000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R07MR
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,747
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 8, 2008
- Built
- Dec 14, 2000 – Sep 5, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Blue Bird recall no. R07MR.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.