BLUE BIRD: ALL AMERICAN: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 00V071000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | ALL AMERICAN |
| Model Year: | 1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: | R00DS |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: | 19980319 - 20000203 |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 779 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20000413 |
| Recall Initiated By: | MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: | 20000306 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20000313 |
Defect Summary:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FRONT ENGINE SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT (PDU) CABLES ARE INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED OR ROUTED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STEERING PITMAN ARM.
Consequence Summary:
THE CABLE CAN CHAFE RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Corrective Summary:
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH STEP BY STEP REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR RE-ROUTING THE WIRES.
Notes:
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 13, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPAIR KITWITHIN 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).