| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002208473 | Incident Date: Apr, 17 2002 |
| Consumer's City: PELL CITY | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Blue Bird Body Company |
| Model Name: TC2000 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1BAAKCSA0XF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 14 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On april 18, 2002 blue bird bus experienced an extremely bad electrical fire due to the breaking of the alternator support brace. this incident caused approximately $20,000.00 worth of damage to the bus. the bus was running its afternoon route and had approximately 15 students on it at the time and they evacuated safely. we have since received a recall notice from cummins on this and i felt compelled to report it since apparently others have experienced this. i reported it to blue bird and cummins at the time as i was extremely concerned and wanted to make sure this was not a defect.*jb |
