NHTSA Campaign 06V278000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Jul 26, 2006 · 150 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES C-60 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WILL REQUIRE TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS.

Consequence

REPROGRAMMING THE ECM WILL PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF A TURBOCHARGER FAILURE FROM PROGRESSING TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E019000) AND WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD LTC 2000 150
BLUE BIRD LTC 2001 150
BLUE BIRD LTC 2002 150
BLUE BIRD LTC 2003 150
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI 2000 150
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI 2001 150
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI 2002 150
BLUE BIRD WANDERLODGE LXI 2003 150

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V278000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.