Recall 10V306000: 2010–2011 Blue Bird ALL American D3 and 1 other model

Report received

Jul 1, 2010

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

2,325vehicles

Model years

2010–2011

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

Blue bird is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 d3 all american school buses manufactured from may 13, 2009 through june 25, 2010 and 2011 model year vision school buses manufactured from november 9, 2009 through june 24, 2010. These buses are equipped with a cruise control feature which once activated may not de-activate when the service brakes are applied.

Possible consequence

In the event the cruise control fails to de-activate when the service brakes are applied, the potential for a vehicle crash could occur.

Remedy

Blue bird sent an interim letter to dealers and owners on july 1, 2010 instructing dealers to disable the cruise control mechanism until a permanent remedy is available. A decal wasl provided to affix to the dash advising operators that the cruise control has been disabled. A permanent repair has now been established. Dealers will repair the buses by installing a failsafe curcuit in the cruise control system free of charge. All owners, regardless of whether they received the interim fix or not, will be notified and offered the permanent remedy. The safety recall began on august 5, 2010. Owners may contact blue bird at 1-478-822-2242.

Affected model years

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

• 2010 Blue Bird ALL American D31 complaints
• 2011 Blue Bird ALL American D30 complaints
• 2011 Blue Bird Vision0 complaints