The defect
THE FRONT BRAKE AIR LINES ARE INCORRECTLY ROUTED THROUGH THE PRESSURE PROTECTION VALVE AT THE AUXILIARY WET TANK. THIS RESULTS IN LACK OF AIR PRESSURE TO THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE AUXILIARY WET TANK DROPS BELOW 65 P.S.I., RESULTING IN INOPERABLE FRONT BRAKES.
The risk
WHEN THERE IS NO FRONT BRAKE APPLICATION, STOPPINGDISTANCE INCREASES, AND THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENT.
The remedy
CORRECTLY REROUTE THE BRAKE LINES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird Q-BUS | 1992, 1993 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992, 1993 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
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 Q-BUS | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Blue Bird Q-BUS | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1992 | 1 | 14 |
| Blue Bird TC2000 | 1993 | 2 | 14 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1993
6 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the service brakes, air; BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY filed 251 campaigns in all.
| 93V151000 15 Sept 1993 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 93V133000 11 Aug 1993 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
| 93V069000 26 Apr 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V070000 26 Apr 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V020000 9 Feb 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993