Recall Detail
BLUE BIRD / CONVENTIONAL / 1997
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9610 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BLUE BIRD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009000000076457000000202 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CONVENTIONAL | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V031000 | Mfr Campaign Number: R99CL |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 05 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 18 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2261 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 15 1999 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Blue Bird Body Company | Report Received Date: Feb, 10 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 16 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school and transit buses mounted on chassis equipped with an option for three batteries. the battery cables may not have been routed properly allowing the cable to be chafed or pinched. | Consequence Summary: This condition can cause the positive cable to short out creating the potential for a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will plug the hole in the back of the battery compartment that is located directly behind the battery hold down clamp. a new hole will be added directly below the rearmost battery cable hole and the positive cable will be re-routed through the new hole. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin march 15, 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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