- Vehicles
- 74
- Built between
- Nov 1993 – Mar 1994
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 May 1994
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1993 and March 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1994 Blue Bird CsreBuilt November 1993 to March 1994
- 1994 Blue Bird QBRBuilt November 1993 to March 1994
- 1994 Blue Bird TC2000Built November 1993 to March 1994
- 1994 Blue Bird TcreBuilt November 1993 to March 1994
What the defect is
Air brake supply lines are reversed at the brake treadle valve. This can cause the modulated spring brake feature on the rear axle brake to be inoperable. In the event the rear brake supply reservoir were lost, this could result in loss of brakes without proper function of the modulated spring brake action of the rear brake axle to stop the vehicle.
What could happen
Loss of the secondary spring brake function could result in a vehicle accident if the primary air brakes fail.
What gets fixed
VEHICLE OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO SWAP SUPPLY LINES AT THE TREADLE VALVE TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT PLUMBING, AND WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR LABOR EXPENSES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1993 to March 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 May 1994
- Owners notified5 May 1994
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 10 May 1994.
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: brakes; air systems; lines.vehicle description: transit buses; models TC2000 rear engine, q-bus, and commercial series.note: if you do not receive instructions on how to affect the needed correction to the air brake supply lines, or are not reimbursed for your labor expenses, please call blue bird service center at 1-912-825-9608. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline AT1-800-424-9393.
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.