ltc 40

Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1997) – 00V162000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: School And Transit Buses Equipped With Bendix Air Brakes. Bendix Changed The Internal Design Of The Qr1C Relay Valve By Adding A Hole In The Internal Diaphragm. When The Hole In The DiaphraGM Aligns With The Hole In The Valve Body, The Brake Application Time Increases.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1996) – 99V162000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Motor Homes Equipped With Ridewell Tag Axles. Some Of The Ridewell Tag Axle And Suspension Assemblies Have The Brake S-Cams Incorrectly Installed.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1999) – 02V154000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Motor Homes And Tour Coaches, A ‘Check Trans’ Warning Light Which Is Required By Allison Transmission Installation InstruCTIons Was Omitted. In The Event The Transmission Shift Selector MalfunCTIons (Looses Power Or Sends Erroneous Signals To The Transmission Electronic Control Unit), The Computer Will Stop Accepting Input From The Electronic Shift Selector Unit. If This Condition Occurs, The Transmission Will Be Held In The Last Valid Range Selected. Although The Single Digit Range Selected Display On The Shift Selector Will Be Blank Or A Dash, The Driver May Not Be Aware That A MalfunCTIon Has Occurred.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1999) – 01V076000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Transit Buses. These Buses Fail To Comply With The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 121, “Air Brake Systems.” The Brake System Does Not Have An R12-Dc Valve Or Secondary Control Line In The Braking System.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1999) – 01V044003

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: School And Transit Buses And Motor Home Chassis Equipped With Tie Rod Assemblies Manufactured By TRW. The Suspect Tie Rods Contain 24-Dl Model Ball Sockets. Certain Of The Tie Rod Ball-Socket Bearings Have A Below-Specification Case Depth And/Or Hardness, Which Can Lead To Premature Wear Of The Socket.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1999) – 00V162000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: School And Transit Buses Equipped With Bendix Air Brakes. Bendix Changed The Internal Design Of The Qr1C Relay Valve By Adding A Hole In The Internal Diaphragm. When The Hole In The DiaphraGM Aligns With The Hole In The Valve Body, The Brake Application Time Increases.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1998) – 99V330000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Transit Buses. The Fasteners Used To Attach Parcel Racks To Body Structure May Become Dislodged Allowing The Racks To Fall Without Warning.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1998) – 99V162000

Vehicle recall defect – Vehicle Description: Motor Homes Equipped With Ridewell Tag Axles. Some Of The Ridewell Tag Axle And Suspension Assemblies Have The Brake S-Cams Incorrectly Installed.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1998) – 02V230000

Vehicle recall defect – Certain Coaches Equipped With Optional Restroom Fail To Comply With Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, “Bus Emergency Exits And Window Retention And Release.” The Pushout Window Located On The Right Side, At The Rear Of The Bus, Is Substantially Obstructed By The Restroom And Yet It Is Labeled As An Emergency Exit.


Blue Bird Ltc 40 (1998) – 02V197000

Vehicle recall defect – On Certain Tour Type Coaches Equipped With Parcel Racks, Irregularities In The Installation Of The Fasteners Used To Retain The Parcel Racks To The Coach Structure Could Result In The Fasteners Loosening Allowing The Parcel Racks To Fall Without Warning.