NHTSA campaign 07V552000 · Blue Bird campaign R07MR
Blue Bird Recall 07V-552: FUSIBLE LINK ON THE PDU POWER CABLE WAS REMOVED
NHTSA recall 07V552000 (Blue Bird campaign R07MR) was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on December 5, 2007, with 1,747 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Micro Bird for model years 2001–2007. Owners were notified on May 8, 2008, 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 07V552000 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
- 07V552000 (also written 07V-552 or 07V552)
- Filed by
- BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R07MR
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,747 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V552000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V552000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MY 2001 THROUGH 2007 BLUE BIRD MICRO BIRD MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MOUNTED ON FORD DIESEL CHASSIS PRODUCED WITH AN OPTIONAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 14, 2000, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 5, 2007. A FUSIBLE LINK PROVIDED ON THE FORD CHASSIS PDU POWER CABLE WAS REMOVED WHEN THE CABLE WAS SHORTENED TO ACCOMMODATE AN OPTIONAL BATTERY COMPARTMENT.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
BLUE BIRD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY INSTALLING A FUSIBLE LINK IN THE PDU POWER CABLE CIRCUIT AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE PROTECTIVE LOOM TO BE USED AS TEMPORARY PROTECTION AROUND ANY SECTIONS OF THE POWER CABLE THAT THE OWNER IDENTIFIES AS BEING DAMAGED OR CHAFED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 8, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 478-822-2242.
Notes
BLUE BIRD RECALL NO. R07MR.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 07V552000
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.