The defect
DUE TO SUBSTANDARD RUBBER PRODUCTS USED IN PRODUCING SPRING BRAKE HOSES INSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE HOSE COULD RUPTURE CAUSING THE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES ON THE AFFECTED FRONT WHEEL.
The remedy
DEALER WILL SUPPLY TWO HOSES, WITH INSTRUCTIONS, FOR REPLACEMENT BY OWNER. LABOR CHARGES WILL BE REIMBURSED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1981, 1982 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1982 | 0 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1982
10 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 82V123000 9 Dec 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V120000 7 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V085000 9 Sept 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V066000 28 Jun 1982 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 82V063000 15 Jun 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V049000 12 May 1982 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 82V044000 4 May 1982 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 82V035000 20 Apr 1982 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982