Recall 08V278000: 2002–2007 Blue Bird L4RE

Report received

Jun 23, 2008

Manufacturer

North american bus industries, inc.

Potentially affected

203vehicles

Model years

2002–2007

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

Nabi is recalling 239 my 2002-2007 blue bird c4re and l4re transit buses equipped with a 'prx1' module. The prx1 module is a device which transmits an electric signal to the instrument cluster, which is converted into an air system pressure reading on the dash mounted guage. On certain modules, tis reading is inaccurate causing the displayed pressure to be outside the tolerance of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, 'air brake systems.'

Possible consequence

If the air brake system develops a leak, the bvehicle operator may not be aware due to the inaccurate dash reading. If a leak occurs, the safety/'emergency brakes could set without adequate warning, applying the brakes partially, which could result in loss of vehicle control, possibly causing a crash.

Remedy

Nabi will provide instructions to vehicle owners/end-users to add a specific wire to the module, correcting the problem. The recall began on august 5, 2008. Owners may contact nabi at

Affected model years

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

• 2002 Blue Bird L4RE0 complaints
• 2003 Blue Bird L4RE0 complaints
• 2004 Blue Bird L4RE1 complaints
• 2005 Blue Bird L4RE0 complaints
• 2006 Blue Bird L4RE0 complaints
• 2007 Blue Bird L4RE0 complaints