2004–2007 Blue Bird ALL American & 2006–2007 Blue Bird Xcel 102 recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Blue bird is recalling 607 my 2004-2007 ALL American rear engine school buses and my 2006-2007 Xcel 102 commercial series transit buses equipped with cummins isc engines. The high pressure fuel line may crack, allowing high pressure diesel fuel into the engine compartment.
💥 The risk
This condition creates the potential for a risk of fire in the engine compartment should the atomized diesel fuel vapor contact an ignition source.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be advised to contact their cummins dealers to have the repair work performed as soon as possible. The recall began on february 28, 2008. Owners may 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
- 08V077000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R08MZ
- Manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 607
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 28, 2008
- Built
- Feb 20, 2004 – Apr 15, 2007
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Blue bird recall no. R08MZ.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.