| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 3395 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012946000084839000000087 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: LTC 40 | Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V076000 | Mfr Campaign Number: R01EV |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 06 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 88 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 27 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company | Report Received Date: Mar, 16 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 21 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 121 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit buses. these buses fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 121, "air brake systems." the brake system does not have an r12-dc valve or secondary control line in the braking system. | Consequence Summary: The absence of the valve and secondary control line could cause increased stopping distances. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install the required valve and secondary control line. owner notification began april 27, 2001. 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. | Recall Notes: 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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