NHTSA campaign 05V152000
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY recall 05V152000
CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2005 ALL AMERICAN, COMMERCIAL SERIES, AND Q-BUS SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH JOHN DEERE 8.1 CNG ENGINES. THE SUBJECT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH THE JOHN DEERE ENGINES MAY SURGE INAPPROPRIATELY DUE TO ERRACTIC OPERATION OF THE AIR THROTTLE IF THE ENGINE IS TAKEN FROM FULL TO ZERO LOAD.
Reported 04/07/2005
What can happen
UNEXPECTED ENGINE SURGE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Repair
JOHN DEERE WILL NOTIFY BLUE BIRD'S CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT JOHN DEERE AT 1-800-JD-ENGINE.
Components
- Vehicle speed control
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
2005 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records2004 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records2004 Blue Bird COMMERCIAL SERIESView records2003 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records2003 Blue Bird COMMERCIAL SERIESView records2003 Blue Bird Q-BUSView records2002 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records2002 Blue Bird COMMERCIAL SERIESView records2002 Blue Bird Q-BUSView records2001 Blue Bird ALL AMERICANView records2001 Blue Bird COMMERCIAL SERIESView records2001 Blue Bird Q-BUSView records