NHTSA campaign 14V705000 · Blue Bird campaign R14XM
Blue Bird Recall 14V-705: Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 14V705000 (Blue Bird campaign R14XM) was reported by Blue Bird Body Company on August 12, 2014, with 934 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird All American and Blue Bird Vision for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on September 23, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V705000 (also written 14V-705 or 14V705)
- Filed by
- Blue Bird Body Company
- Blue Bird campaign number
- R14XM
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 934 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V705000. 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
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 22, 2014 – August 2, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Blue Bird Vision
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 22, 2014 – August 2, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V705000.
Defect description
Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015 All American and Vision school buses manufactured from May 22, 2014, to August 2, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Safety consequence
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The recall began on during September 2014. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Cummins' number for this recall is C1545. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R14XM.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V705000
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.