| Components - Details | |
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| 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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