The defect
CERTAIN 1998 THROUGH 2002 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN, TC2000 SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES, AND COMMERCIAL SERIES BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP COULD FAIL TO TRANSFER FUEL APPROPRIATELY CREATING AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.
The risk
SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CUMMINS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL LIFT PUMP REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-DIESELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1998 | 1 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1999 | 0 | 16 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2000 | 0 | 16 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2001 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 2002 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 1999 | 0 | 11 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 2001 | 0 | 6 |
| Blue Bird Commercial Series | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1998 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1999 | 5 | 15 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 2000 | 1 | 12 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 2001 | 0 | 12 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 2002 | 0 | 11 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2005
8 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the fuel system, diesel; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 05V524000 17 Nov 2005 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 05V205000 27 Apr 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V168000 20 Apr 2005 | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| 05V114000 29 Mar 2005 | ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC. |
| 05V110000 24 Mar 2005 | OPTIMA BUS CORP |
| 05V079000 2 Mar 2005 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 05V063000 28 Feb 2005 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005