| NHTSA Record Id: 10361 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009472000080723000000213 |
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| Model Name: ALL AMERICAN |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V234000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: R99DE |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 11 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 11 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 101 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 26 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company |
Report Received Date: Aug, 23 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 30 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 102 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: front engine school buses equipped with allison world transmissions. these buses do not fully comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 102, "transmission, shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect." the neutral safety switch is wired incorrectly allowing the starter to engage when the ignition is turned "on," followed by the transmission selector being placed in forward or reverse positions, and then the ignition turned to the "start" position. |
Consequence Summary: This condition would cause the engine to star and run if the ignition was turned to the "start" position, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with parts and instructions necessary to modify the engine starter/transmission shift electrical circuitry. if an owner so desires, a dealer can perform the modification for them. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 26, 1999.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 1-912-822-2242.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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