NHTSA campaign 07V393000 · Manufacturer campaign 2007-04
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. Recall 07V-393: FUEL PUMP FAILURE/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA recall 07V393000 (Manufacturer campaign 2007-04) was reported by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on August 30, 2007, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird C4RE for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on October 1, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V393000 (also written 07V-393 or 07V393)
- Filed by
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2007-04
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V393000. 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 C4RE
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 1, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V393000.
Defect description
ON A CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A CATERPILLAR C7 OR C9 ENGINE, A FUEL PUMP FAILURE WILL DILUTE THE ENGINE OIL WITH FUEL AND MAY CAUSE THE TURBOCHARGER TO FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL WITH WARNING.
Safety consequence
THE WARNING MAY BE EXPERIENCED BY ERRATIC PERFORMANCE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE BOTH OF WHICH MAY RESULT IN A SITUATION WHERE A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
THE ONE VEHICLE INVOLVED HAS BEEN CORRECTED.
Notes
NABI RECALL NO. 2007-04.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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 07V393000
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.