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NHTSA campaign 05V382000 · Blue Bird campaign R05KA

Blue Bird Recall 05V-382: BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V382000 (Blue Bird campaign R05KA) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on August 31, 2005, with 5,863 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird TC2000 and Blue Bird Vision for model years 2001–2006. Owners were notified on October 19, 2005, 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 05V382000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V382000 (also written 05V-382 or 05V382)
Filed by
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Blue Bird campaign number
R05KA
Report received
Potentially affected
5,863 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V382000. 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

  • Blue Bird TC2000

  • Blue Bird Vision

    • 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built October 22, 2003 – July 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built October 23, 2003 – July 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V382000.

Defect description

CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2006 MY BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000, AND VISION TRANSIT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 5, 2001, AND JULY 15, 2005. THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH THAT HAS CONNECTIONS THAT MAY BE LOOSE ON THE BATTERY SWITCH STUDS CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BUS TO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THE BUS SHUT DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM ON HOW TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 19 , 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.

Notes

BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R05KA.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY:1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V382000

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.