NHTSA campaign 98V176000

Blue Bird Recall 98V-176: BLUE BIRD/FUEL TANK STRAPS

NHTSA recall 98V176000 was reported by BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY on July 31, 1998, with 772 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird Micro Bird for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on August 11, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V176000 (also written 98V-176 or 98V176)
Filed by: BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
Report received: July 31, 1998
Potentially affected: 772 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
Owners notified: August 11, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V176000. 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 Micro Bird
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built August 7, 1997 – July 26, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V176000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE BOLTS RETAINING THE FUEL TANK STRAPS CAN LOOSEN ALLOWING THE FUEL TANK TO DISLODGE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE FUEL TANK TO SLIP, INCREASING THE RISK OF THE TANK HITTING THE GROUND, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BOLTS AND NUTS IN THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WITH NEW BOLTS AND NUTS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 11, 1998.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE NUTS AND BOLTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-912-822-2242.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V176000

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.