The defect
BLUE BIRD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 D3 ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 13, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 25, 2010 AND 2011 MODEL YEAR VISION SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 9, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 24, 2010. THESE BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WHICH ONCE ACTIVATED MAY NOT DE-ACTIVATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DE-ACTIVATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
BLUE BIRD SENT AN INTERIM LETTER TO DEALERS AND OWNERS ON JULY 1, 2010 INSTRUCTING DEALERS TO DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM UNTIL A PERMANENT REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. A DECAL WASL PROVIDED TO AFFIX TO THE DASH ADVISING OPERATORS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN DISABLED. A PERMANENT REPAIR HAS NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES BY INSTALLING A FAILSAFE CURCUIT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. ALL OWNERS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY RECEIVED THE INTERIM FIX OR NOT, WILL BE NOTIFIED AND OFFERED THE PERMANENT REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BLUE BIRD AT 1-478-822-2242.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American D3 | 2010, 2011 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2011 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 D3 | 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| Blue Bird ALL American D3 | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Vision | 2011 | 0 | 22 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2010
12 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the vehicle speed control; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 10V356000 2 Aug 2010 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V327000 20 Jul 2010 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 10V307000 2 Jul 2010 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 10V267000 15 Jun 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V265000 15 Jun 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V234000 3 Jun 2010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| 10V231000 1 Jun 2010 | BAD BOY ENTERPRISES, LLC |
| 10V023000 27 Jan 2010 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010