The defect
A 150 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER, OPTION 4362, HAS BEEN WIRED IN PARALLEL WITH A STANDARD EQUIPMENT CIRCUIT, THEREBY NOT PROVIDING THE REQUIRED PROTECTION.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR SHORT-CIRCUIT, INADEQUATE CIRCUITPROTECTION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT CIRCUIT MUST BE REMOVED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
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 | 1988 | 0 | 8 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1989 | 0 | 10 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1990 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| Blue Bird ALL American | 1992 | 16 | 9 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1988 | 0 | 11 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1989 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1990 | 1 | 13 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1991 | 0 | 12 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992 | 1 | 14 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1992
13 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the electrical system; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 92V182000 15 Dec 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V180000 14 Dec 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V179000 9 Dec 1992 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 92V174000 2 Dec 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 92V125000 4 Sept 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V066000 11 May 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V033000 10 Mar 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 92V029000 6 Mar 1992 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992