NHTSA Campaign 07V338000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Issued by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY · Reported Aug 3, 2007 · 438 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN BLUE BIRD MY 2008 ALL AMERICAN AND VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 6 AND JULY 27, 2007. A FUEL PUMP FAILURE WILL DILUTE THE ENGINE OIL WITH FUEL AND CAUSE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE.

Consequence

EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

BLUE BIRD IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL CATERPILLAR DEALER FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN 2008 438
BLUE BIRD VISION 2008 438

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V338000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.