NHTSA campaign 02V303000 · Blue Bird campaign R02GP
Blue Bird Recall 02V-303: BLUE BIRD/ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 02V303000 (Blue Bird campaign R02GP) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on November 12, 2002, with 157 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on December 12, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V303000 (also written 02V-303 or 02V303)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R02GP
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 157 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 02V303000. 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 All American
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 5, 2002 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V303000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR 3126E ENGINES AND FELSTED ELECTRONIC PEDAL ASSEMBLIES, AN INTERNAL RETURN SPRING ON THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. THE SPRING, WHICH IS TOO LONG, CUTS A TRACE INTO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING THE SENSOR TO FAIL.
Safety consequence
THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS. ANY CHAFED BRAKE HOSES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 12, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V303000
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.