Recall Detail

BLUE BIRD / TC2000 / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 14147 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD
Recalled Component Id: 000008648000074795000000169 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: TC2000 Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V110000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 09 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 21 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 64
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 11 1998 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company Report Received Date: May, 21 1998
Record Creation date : May, 27 1998 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: rear engine school buses equipped with option 04888 dedicated compressed natural gas (cng) fuel package. the 24" long stainless steel braided fuel hoses can leak at the hose end fittings. Consequence Summary: These hoses can fracture allowing cng fuel leakage increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these hoses with conductive thermoplastic hoses. Recall Notes: Owner notificationbegan june 11, 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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