- Vehicles
- 10
- Built between
- Jun 2004 – Sep 2004
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 October 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2004 and September 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005 Blue Bird WanderlodgeBuilt June 2004 to September 2004
What the defect is
On certain 45' motor homes, an incorrect bussbar cable connector was installed in the main power distribution box. Under high load conditions, arcing and shorting could occur which can destroy the bussbar assembly and cause loss of power to the engine.
What could happen
Sudden engine shut-down and loss of the ability to move the vehicle out of the roadway could result in a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS REPLACED THE INCORRECT 150 AMP BUSSBAR CABLE CONNECTOR WITH A 600 AMP BUSSBAR CABLE CONNECTOR. ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2004 to September 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 October 2004
- Owners notified12 October 2004
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 October 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- R04JD
- Recalling manufacturer
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Blue bird recall NO.R04JD. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.