NHTSA campaign 06V202000 · Blue Bird campaign R06KU
Blue Bird Recall 06V-202: SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES/BENDIX
NHTSA recall 06V202000 (Blue Bird campaign R06KU) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on June 8, 2006, with 272 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Vision for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on August 31, 2006, 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 06V202000 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
- 06V202000 (also written 06V-202 or 06V202)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R06KU
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 272 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V202000. 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 Vision
- 2007 · Vehicles built April 7, 2006 – May 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V202000.
Defect description
CERTAIN 2007 VISION SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX AIR BRAKES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 7 AND MAY 26, 2006. THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE VALVE CAVITY MAY NOT PROPERLY SEAT, CAUSING INTERNAL AIR LEAKAGE. THIS CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
Safety consequence
THE DELAYED PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, LEADING TO UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BRAKE VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R06KU.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 06V202000
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.