NHTSA campaign 02V004005
Blue Bird Recall 02V004005: BLUE BIRD/THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V004005 was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on March 21, 2002, with 24 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird LTC 40 and Blue Bird Wanderlodge for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on November 1, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V004005 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V004005
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 24 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V004005. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Blue Bird
Blue Bird LTC 40
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 12, 2001 – September 13, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Wanderlodge
- 2001 · Vehicles built July 12, 2001 – September 13, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V004005.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES/MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
Safety consequence
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE PEDALS. ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND CORRECTED.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V004005
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.