NHTSA campaign 96V011000

Blue Bird Recall 96V-011: Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers

NHTSA recall 96V011000 was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on January 23, 1996, with 307 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Gmcv, Blue Bird Sbcv, Blue Bird TC2000 and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 11, 1996, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V011000 (also written 96V-011 or 96V011)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Report received: January 23, 1996
Potentially affected: 307 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Owners notified: January 11, 1996

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V011000. 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 Gmcv
- 1995
Blue Bird Sbcv
- 1995
Blue Bird TC2000
- 1995
Blue Bird Vcta
- 1995

All Blue Bird recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V011000.

Defect description

THE WRONG CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS INSTALLED IN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INTERRUPTION OF THE 8-LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM.

Safety consequence

THE 8-LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE DISCHARGING PASSENGERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR AN EXITING PASSENGER BEING STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO CHECK AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. OWNERS CAN ALSO HAVE THESE CIRCUIT BREAKERS CHECKED AND REPLACED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER.

Notes

SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; FUSE AND RECEPTICLE; CIRCUIT BREAKER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES, SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS AND SCHOOL BUS VAN CONVERSIONS WITH OPTION 2016-03 (8-LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM) AND BUILT IN CANADA. NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-912-825-2021. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V011000

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.