Blue Bird Electrical System: Front Underhood

Blue Bird is recalling about 200 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. When steering post turns, it can rub through insulationcausing electrical shorts.

Campaign
88V071000
Manufacturer
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Reported
26 April 1988
Vehicles
200
Built between
May 1986 – Mar 1988
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 November 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 1986 and March 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987-1988 Blue Bird WanderlodgeBuilt May 1986 to March 1988

What the defect is

Turn indicator and headlight wiring harness can come in contact with the steering post.

What could happen

When steering post turns, it can rub through insulationcausing electrical shorts.

What gets fixed

REPAIR DAMAGED WIRES AND REROUTE WIRING HARNESS TO AVOID CONTACT WITH STEERING POST.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 1986 to March 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 April 1988
  3. Owners notified7 November 1988

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 26 April 1988.

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

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

System: lighting/electrical/steering.vehicle description: school buses.

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.

Same component

Same brand