Recall 07V258000: 2004–2007 Blue Bird Vision

Report received

Jun 22, 2007

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

5,977vehicles

Model years

2004–2007

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 my 2004 through 2007 vision school and transit buses manufactured between october 9, 2003, and september 21, 2006, equipped with parker single check vavles (scv) provided by bendix. The defect exists in the parker scv that connects with the supply port of the sr-7 spring brake modulating valve. After prolonged use of the parker scv, the valve body retainer may become excessively worn and eventually break apart. Pieces of the parker scv can become lodged inside the sr-7 spring brake modulating valve, potentially causing either leakage out of the sr-7 valve or preventing air from properly exhausting from the sr-7 valve.

Possible consequence

This condition can cause a delay in the application of the spring brakes to park the vehicle after the operator pulls the dash valve button. These conditions can occur without warning, leading to unintended vehicle rollaway, brake drag, or in the case of loss of primary circuit, inability to modulate the spring brakes.

Remedy

Blue bird will notify owners and provide a free remedy. The recall began on september 30, 2007. Owners can contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.

Affected model years

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

• 2004 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird Vision1 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints
• 2007 Blue Bird Vision3 complaints