Recall 99V289000: 1998 Blue Bird TC2000

Report received

Oct 26, 1999

Manufacturer

Blue bird body company

Potentially affected

2,710vehicles

Model years

1998

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

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with cummins isb engines. Electrical power cables may not have been routed properly from the alternator output to the starting motor.

Possible consequence

If the cables are not routed properly, the cable insulation could be abraded by contact with other chassis components, causing an electrical short.

Remedy

Dealers will add loom and reroute the electrical power cable from the alternator output to staring motor. Any cables found with abrasions will be replaced.

Affected model years

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

• 1998 Blue Bird TC20000 complaints