| NHTSA Record Id: 10347 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008924000077956000000208 |
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| Model Name: TC2000 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V313000 |
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| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 26 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 27 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2740 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 17 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Dec, 14 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 14 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school and transit forward and rear engine buses equipped with cummins isb and isc engines. the wiring harness to the combustion air intake grid heater can chafe against the engine and wear through causing an electrical short in the grid heater power supply. the short causes the fusible link to fail. |
Consequence Summary: When the fusible link fails, insulation on the fusible link can ignite, creating a fire risk in the engine compartment. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be advised to replace the original grid heater power supply harness with fusible links with a new grid heater power supply harness equipped with fuses. in addition, a clamp will be added to support the harness away from the engine components. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin december 17, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact blue bird at 1-912-825-2021.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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