1997-2000 Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird Commercial and others recall: foot control/valve
Blue Bird Body Company reported this safety recall on June 12, 2000. It covers about 9,687 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 9,687
- reported
- Jun 12, 2000
- owners notified
- Jun 14, 2000
- related complaints
- 1
Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with bendix air brakes. Bendix changed the internal design of the qr1c relay valve by adding a hole in the internal diaphragm. When the hole in the diaphragm aligns with the hole in the valve body, the brake application time increases.
- Risk
- Under certain conditions, such as parked on an incline, driver activates the parking brake but removes foot from the threadle valve, the bus could roll before the parking brake is fully engaged.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the qr1c valves.
Recall number 00V162000
Affected vehicles
- Blue Bird All American 1997-2000 1997199819992000
- Blue Bird Commercial 2000 2000
- Blue Bird Commercial Series 1997-1999 199719981999
- Blue Bird LTC 40 1997-2000 1997199819992000
- Blue Bird Q-Bus 1997-2000 1997199819992000
- Blue Bird TC2000 1997-2000 1997199819992000
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 1 complaints about brakes problems.
1997 Blue Bird All American1998 Blue Bird All American1999 Blue Bird All American2000 Blue Bird All American2000 Blue Bird Commercial1997 Blue Bird Commercial Series1998 Blue Bird Commercial Series1999 Blue Bird Commercial Series1997 Blue Bird LTC 401998 Blue Bird LTC 401999 Blue Bird LTC 402000 Blue Bird LTC 40
Questions about recall 00V162000
Is there a recall on the 1997-2000 Blue Bird All American, Blue Bird Commercial and others foot control/valve?
Yes. Recall 00V162000, reported on June 12, 2000, covers about 9,687 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 00V162000?
Dealers will replace the diaphragms with holes with solid diaphragms for the qr1c valves.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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