NHTSA campaign 07V338000 · Blue Bird campaign R07MF
Blue Bird Recall 07V-338: FUEL PUMP FAILURE/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA recall 07V338000 (Blue Bird campaign R07MF) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on August 3, 2007, with 438 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird Vision for the 2008 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V338000 (also written 07V-338 or 07V338)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R07MF
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 438 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V338000. 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
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 6, 2007 – July 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 6, 2007 – August 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V338000.
Defect description
CERTAIN BLUE BIRD MY 2008 ALL AMERICAN AND VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 6 AND JULY 27, 2007. A FUEL PUMP FAILURE WILL DILUTE THE ENGINE OIL WITH FUEL AND CAUSE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE.
Safety consequence
EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL CATERPILLAR DEALER FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R07MF.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 07V338000
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.