Recall 05V251000: 2002–2006 Blue Bird ALL American and 4 other models

Report received

May 20, 2005

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

3,121vehicles

Model years

2002–2006

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain blue bird 2002 through 2006 my all american, conventional, minibird, microbird, vision, and tc2000 school buses originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.

Possible consequence

Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing motorists should the motorist not stop at the correct location.

Remedy

Blue bird will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, blue bird is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses operated in the warmer states, blue bird will replace the switch upon owner request. For those customers who request the remedy, blue bird will replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected. The safety improvement campaign began on august 12, 2005. Owners may contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2002 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird ALL American2 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird ALL American10 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird ALL American1 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird ALL American2 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird Conventional1 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Conventional0 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Mini Bird1 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Mini Bird0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Mini Bird1 complaints
• 2002 Blue Bird TC20000 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird TC20008 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird TC20000 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Vision1 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints