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NHTSA Campaign 05V382000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Aug 31, 2005 · 5,863 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2006 MY BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000, AND VISION TRANSIT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 5, 2001, AND JULY 15, 2005. THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH THAT HAS CONNECTIONS THAT MAY BE LOOSE ON THE BATTERY SWITCH STUDS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BUS TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION.

Consequence

SHOULD THE BUS SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19 , 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2001 5,863
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2002 5,863
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2003 5,863
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2004 5,863
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2005 5,863
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2006 5,863
BLUE BIRD TC2000 2001 5,863
BLUE BIRD TC2000 2002 5,863
BLUE BIRD TC2000 2003 5,863
BLUE BIRD TC2000 2004 5,863
BLUE BIRD TC2000 2005 5,863
BLUE BIRD VISION 2004 5,863
BLUE BIRD VISION 2005 5,863
BLUE BIRD VISION 2006 5,863

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V382000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.